projectiles shot from a weapon (bullets, grenades, bomb shells, etc.); something used to attack
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Ammunition Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To provide with ammunition.
To provide with ammunition.
(n.)
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
(n.)
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
(n.)
Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAny stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
ammunition
\am`mu*ni"tion\ (&?;), n. [f. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. see munition.]
1. military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [obs.]
2. articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
3. any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
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Noun
1. projectiles to be fired from a gun
(synonym) ammo
(hypernym) weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
(hyponym) cartridge
2. any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
(hypernym) material, stuff
3. information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
(hypernym) information, info
Ammunition Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Projectiles shot from a weapon
Ammunition Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of ammunition, foretells the undertaking of some work, which promises fruitful completion. To dream your ammunition is exhausted, denotes fruitless struggles and endeavors.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectAmmunition Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war (from the Latin munire, to provide), but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions. In the widest sense of the word it covers anything that can be used in combat that includes bombs, missiles, warheads, and mines (landmines, naval mines, and anti-personnel mines)—that munitions factories manufacture. The purpose of ammunition is predominantly to project force against a selected target. However, the nature of ammunition use also includes delivery or combat supporting munitions such as pyrotechnic or incendiary compounds. Since the design of the cartridge, the meaning has been transferred to the assembly of a projectile and its propellant in a single package.
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Ammunition Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellent powder designed for use in any firearm. 18 U.S.C.
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