Origin: Latin suffix -ance
Ordnance has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
military supplies
"The general ordered an immediate evacuation of the valley to protect our remaining ordnance from enemy shelling."
large but transportable armament
"The artillery crew spent hours loading the heavy ordnance onto trucks before dawn to move it closer to the front lines."
Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
"The soldiers carefully unloaded their heavy ordnance before crossing the narrow bridge."