ammunition
Americannoun
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the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
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the means of igniting or exploding such material, as primers, fuzes, and gunpowder.
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any material, means, weapons, etc., used in any conflict.
a crude ammunition of stones.
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information, advice, or supplies to help defend or attack a viewpoint, argument, or claim.
Give me some ammunition for the debate.
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Obsolete. any military supplies.
noun
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any projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, etc, that can be discharged from a weapon
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bombs, missiles, chemicals, biological agents, nuclear materials, etc, capable of use as weapons
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any means of defence or attack, as in an argument
Etymology
Origin of ammunition
1620–30; < Middle French amonitions, amunitions (plural) military supplies ( a- a- 5 + munition < Latin; munition ), or < French la munition, wrongly analyzed as l'amunition
Example Sentences
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Numerous inmates at the prison, which is located near the ammunitions store, are reported to have been injured.
From BBC
The company expects to grow production of medium and large caliber ammunition—its main revenue driver—through acquisition and joint venture deals with suppliers, Zdenek Jurak said.
However, M855 ammunition made for the U.S. military is packaged differently and cannot be possessed by or sold to the public.
From Los Angeles Times
The company is benefiting from a rise in global defense spending and greater demand for defense platforms and ammunition in Europe.
He said Ortiz, who was arrested in a vehicle with a rifle, ammunition and a disguise -- a wig -- had behaved in a manner that was "extremely dangerous."
From Barron's
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