Ammunition

  • 11ammunition — ► NOUN 1) a supply or quantity of bullets and shells. 2) points used to support one s case in argument. ORIGIN from French la munition the fortification …

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  • 12Ammunition — This article is about ammunition for firearms and artillery. For the product design company, see Ammunition Design Group. A belt of 0.50 caliber ammunition loaded to a …

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  • 13ammunition — 01. Our guns were useless because we didn t have any [ammunition] left. 02. All the [ammunition] for the guns and rifles was stored in a warehouse in the corner of the army camp. 03. According to the law regarding firearms, guns and [ammunition]… …

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  • 14ammunition — /am yeuh nish euhn/, n. 1. the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and esp. shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns. 2. the means of igniting or exploding such material, as primers,… …

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  • 15ammunition — n. 1) to provide ammunition for (also fig.) 2) to issue ammunition 3) blank; dummy; live; tracer ammunition * * * [ˌæmjʊ nɪʃ(ə)n] dummy live tracer ammunition blank to issue ammunition to provide ammunition for …

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  • 16ammunition — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ blank (esp. BrE) ▪ artillery … OF AMMUNITION ▪ round VERB + AMMUNITION …

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  • 17ammunition — [[t]æ̱mjʊnɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns. He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver. 2) N UNCOUNT You can describe information that you can use against someone in an… …

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  • 18ammunition — 1. n. toilet tissue. □ Could somebody help me? We’re out of ammunition in here! □ The ammunition in Europe is better these days than it used to be. 2. n. liquor. (See also shot.) □ The cowboy walked in, downed a shot, and called for more… …

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  • 19ammunition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ammo, bullets, etc. See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. ammo*, munitions, materiel, resources. Types of ammunition include: buckshot, gunpowder, cartridge, bullet, round, clip, napalm, bomb, missile,… …

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  • 20ammunition — am|mu|ni|tion [ˌæmjuˈnıʃən] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French amunition, from munition; MUNITIONS] 1.) bullets, shells ↑shell 1(2) etc that are fired from guns 2.) information that you can use to criticize someone or win an argument… …

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