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ordnanceman

ordnanceman noun: a person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.

Noun

ordnanceman (plural ordnancemen)

  1. A person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.
    • Ordnancemen stenciled bombs with “greetings” on behalf of friends and loved ones back home or slogans playing on beer and cigarette advertisements[…]1993, Joseph T. Stanik, "Swift and Effective Retribution": The U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Confrontation with Qaddafi (The U.S. Navy in the Modern World Series; 3), Naval Historical Center

Forms of ordnanceman

pluralordnancemen

Origin of ordnanceman

From ordnance + -man.

Questions about ordnanceman

What does ordnanceman mean?
Ordnanceman means a person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.
What part of speech is ordnanceman?
Ordnanceman is a noun.
What is the plural of ordnanceman?
The plural of ordnanceman is ordnancemen.

Words near ordnanceman in the dictionary

  1. ORDLO
  2. ordnance
  3. Ordnance Survey
  4. Ordnance Survey map
  5. Ordnance Survey maps
  6. ordnanceman
  7. ordnancemen
  8. ordnances
  9. Ordnung
  10. ordo
  11. ordo amoris

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