soft ordnance
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Napalm or cluster bombs (for use against soft targets), as opposed to high explosives (for hardened targets).
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Some of the planes were loaded with "soft" ordnance—cluster bombs or napalm—others with "hard" ordnance such as high explosives. The planes were scrambled according to what the troops on the ground called for. If enemy soldiers were in the open, soft ordnance was on the menu; […]"
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable