fortification vs munition what difference
what is difference between fortification and munition
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
fortification (countable and uncountable, plural fortifications)
- The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
- That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
- An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
- 1979, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you’ll note that, although the sweetened one’s sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
- 1979, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
- A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine.
Derived terms
- biofortification
Related terms
- fortify
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.
Pronunciation
Noun
fortification f (plural fortifications)
- fortification (all meanings)
Related terms
- fortifier
Further reading
- “fortification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
English
Etymology
From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition.
Noun
munition (plural munitions)
- (chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
- 1918, Upton Sinclair, The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation Book 7.:
- Just as we can say that an English girl who leaves the narrow circle of her old life, and goes into a munition factory and joins a union and takes part in its debates, will never after be a docile home-slave; so we can say that the clergyman who helps in Y. M. C. A. work in France, or in Red Cross organization in America, will be less the bigot and formalist forever after.
- 1918, Upton Sinclair, The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation Book 7.:
- (chiefly in the plural, military, NATO) Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns).
- (rare, obsolete) A tower or fortification.
- 1610, Douay-Rheims Bible, Habacuc 2:1
- I wil stand vpon my watch, and fixe my steppe vpon the munition: and I wil behold, to see what may be sayd to me, and what I may answer to him that rebuketh me.
- 1610, Douay-Rheims Bible, Habacuc 2:1
Derived terms
- munitionette
- munitioner
- submunition
Translations
Verb
munition (third-person singular simple present munitions, present participle munitioning, simple past and past participle munitioned)
- (transitive) To supply with munitions.
Derived terms
- remunition
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūnitiō, from mūniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /my.ni.sjɔ̃/
Noun
munition f (plural munitions)
- ammunition (weaponry)
Derived terms
Usage notes
Generally used in the plural.
Descendants
- English: munition
Further reading
- “munition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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