Definition of "ordnances" [ordnances]

• Plural form of ordnance. (noun)

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• "People want to be able to restrict bars in their neighborhoods, and the county sheriff wants county ordnances to deal with unincorporated areas."
• "Very often there are local ordnances on how it must be stored, and if you ever have a fire and your insurance carrier finds that you had 75 pounds of H4831 in the broom closet they will be thrilled not to pay."
• "For another case of unexploded ordnances shifting from their original locations, check out this briefing paper prepared by Human Rights Watch on the landmines in Mozambique affected by catastrophic flooding in 2000."