Vocabulary on 5th October 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #ORDNANCE, 2. WAR_OF_ATTRITION]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. ORDNANCE= কামান; artillery; cannon; gun; firearm; আগ্নেয়াস্ত্র;  gunstock; বন্দুক;

2. WAR OF ATTRITION = the sustained process of wearing down an opponent so as to force their physical collapse through continuous losses in personnel, equipment and supplies or [wearing] them down to such an extent that their will to fight collapses. ATTRITION (ক্ষয়)

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Sentences:

1. The transfer of the ORDNANCE followed a civil forfeiture case pursued by the justice department to gain ownership on the grounds that the bullets were seized as they were being smuggled to Yemeni Houthi forces in violation of a UN arms embargo.

2. The transfer of seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine has come at a time of concern among western defence ministries over their continuing capacity to arm Kyiv in the face of a relentless WAR OF ATTRITION being waged by Russia.