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1. (n.) ammunition
fired or detonated material used in combat, as rockets or bombs, and esp. bullets or shells fired by guns.
2. ammunition
the means of detonating such material, as primers or fuzes.
3. ammunition
any weapon used in a conflict.
4. ammunition
any material used to defend or attack a viewpoint, claim, etc.:
These statistics are my ammunition.
Etymology: (1620–30; < MF amonitions, amunitions (pl.) military supplies (a-a -5+munition < L; see munition ))
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| Definition of 'ammunition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ammunition, ammo
projectiles to be fired from a gun
2. (noun) ammunition
any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
3. (noun) ammunition
information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
"his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
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1. (noun) ammunition
bullets, bombs, etc.
guns and ammunition
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| Definition of 'ammunition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ammunition
military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense
2. (noun) ammunition
articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc
3. (noun) ammunition
any stock of missiles, literal or figurative
4. (verb) ammunition
to provide with ammunition
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| Definition of 'ammunition' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. ammunition
See munition.
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Sense: things used in the firing of a gun etc (eg bullets, gunpowder, shells)
How long will the soldiers' ammunition last?
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 Afrikaans: ammunisie |
 Arabic: ذَخِيرَه |
 Bulgarian: муниции |
 Brazilian: munição |
 Czech: munice |
 German: die Munition |
 Danish: ammunition |
 Greek: πυρομαχικά, πολεμοφόδια |
 Spanish: munición |
 Estonian: laskemoon |
 Farsi: مهمات |
 Finnish: ammus |
 French: munitions |
 Hebrew: תַּחמוֹשֶׁת |
 Hindi: युद्ध उपकरण/लड़ाई का सामा |
 Croatian: municija |
 Hungarian: lőszer |
 Indonesian: amunisi |
 Icelandic: skotfæri |
 Italian: munizioni |
 Japanese: 弾薬 |
 Korean: 탄약 |
 Lithuanian: amunicija |
 Latvian: munīcija |
 Malay: peluru api |
 Dutch: ammunitie |
 Norwegian: ammunisjon |
 Polish: amunicja |
 Persian: مهمات |
 Pashto: مهمات، اسلحه |
 Portuguese: munição |
 Romanian: muniţie |
 Russian: боеприпасы |
 Slovak: munícia |
 Slovenian: strelivo |
 Serbian: municija |
 Swedish: ammunition |
 Thai: อาวุธยุทธภัณฑ์ |
 Turkish: cephane, mühimmat |
 Taiwanese: 彈藥 |
 Ukrainian: боєприпаси |
 Urdu: گولہ بارود |
 Vietnamese: đạn dược |
 Chinese: 军火，弹药 |
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