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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•mu•ni•tion /ˌæmyəˈnɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Militaryfired or detonated material used in combat, esp. bullets or shells fired by guns.
- any material used to defend or attack a viewpoint, claim, etc.:These statistics will be my ammunition when I present my proposal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•mu•ni•tion (am′yə nish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Militarythe material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and esp. shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
- Militarythe means of igniting or exploding such material, as primers, fuzes, and gunpowder.
- Militaryany material, means, weapons, etc., used in any conflict:a crude ammunition of stones.
- information, advice, or supplies to help defend or attack a viewpoint, argument, or claim:Give me some ammunition for the debate.
- Military[Obs.]any military supplies.
- French la munition, wrongly analyzed as l'amunition
- Latin; see munition), or
- Middle French amonitions, amunitions (plural) military supplies (a- a-5 + munition
- 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ammunition /ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən/ n - any projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, etc, that can be discharged from a weapon
- bombs, missiles, chemicals, biological agents, nuclear materials, etc, capable of use as weapons
- any means of defence or attack, as in an argument
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete French amunition, by mistaken division from earlier la munition; see munition |