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ammo

/ˈæ.məʊ/ UK
/ˈa.məʊ/ UK
/ˈæ.moʊ/ US

Rhymes with -æməʊ

noun ammos

uncountable, usually Ammunition. Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper. Then it's “napoo-fini” (Tommy's French) for Mr. Lewis.
slang, uncommon, uncountable, usually Chips or money, usually at a casino.

verb ammos · ammoing · ammoed

informal, transitive To load up on ammunition. "Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.
Similar: ammo up

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Closest in meaning: ammunition, munition, bullet, ordnance, ambulance, ball, filing, cluster, deposit, bbs, sec, shot, sce, bullets, sect, dry

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@misc{ammo_2026,
  title = {ammo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ammo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}