The military term ordnance should not be confused with the civil term ordinance.

Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of military equipment, usually specifying the ammunition for artillery, bombs, or other large weapons.

See also

• Ordnance Survey, maker of Ordnance maps. The Ordnance Survey is a British government organization which makes and sells maps. The name arose because it was first set up to make maps to show the Army where artillery could travel.
• Ordnance, Oregon a former community near the Umatilla Chemical Depot

Ammunition