Military equipment of any kind, as weaponry, ammunition, stores, etc. Now usually in plural. Also munition(s) of war. Cf. sense 4e.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] (278) munitionc1515 Military equipment of any kind, as weaponry, ammunition, stores, etc. Now usually in plural. Also munition(s) of war. Cf. sense 4e. artillery1540 Projectiles discharged in war; shot, ammunition. Obsolete. ammunition?1588 Originally: †military equipment of all kinds (now obsolete). In slightly later use: the articles or material used in charging guns and ordnance, as… ammo1911 Ammunition, esp. for small arms. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Subcategories:— small-arms ammunition (2) — charge (13) — explosive for use with firearms (39) — powder-paper (1) — primer (8) — cap (2) — cartridge (15) — bullet or shot collectively (68) — bullet or ball (16) — bullet or shell (102) — anti-aircraft projectile (2) — rocket (6) |
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