ammunition
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ammunition
- /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/
Where it comes from
From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more.
noun ammunitions
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Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine.
Similar: ammo
- Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. ammunition bread
- Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict. They say that the booklet gives them ammunition which is proving effective in breaking down resistance against home building which was created by false propaganda.
verb ammunitions · ammunitioning · ammunitioned
- To supply with ammunition.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ammo, cartridge, munition, bullet, weapon, ordnance, arms, armament, gunpowder, bomb, fire, depot, belt, explosive, jack, cluster
Translations
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noun articles used in charging firearms
| Español | munición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄약 tanyak |
| 日本語 | 弾薬 dan'yaku |
| 中文 | 軍火 /军火 jūnhuǒ, 彈藥 /弹药 dànyào |
| Português | munição |
| Français | munitions |
| Deutsch | Munition |
| Italiano | munizioni |
| Ελληνικά | πυρομαχικά pyromachiká, πολεμοφόδια polemofódia |
| Română | muniție |
| Русский | боеприпа́сы bojepripásy, боевы́е припа́сы bojevýje pripásy, амуни́ция amunícija |
| Tiếng Việt | đạn dược |
| العربية | ذُخِيرَة ḏuḵīra |
| עברית | תחמושת \ תַּחְמֹשֶׁת takhmóshet |
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title = {ammunition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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