Both Uses of
ordnance
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.†
Chpt 12 *
- The attractive character of certain localities in Ireland and abroad, as represented in general geographical maps of polychrome design or in special ordnance survey charts by employment of scale numerals and hachures.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(ordnance) military supplies -- especially disposable items such as ammunition and bombs