ammunition

am·mu·ni·tion

A0259400 (ăm′yə-nĭsh′ən)n.1. Projectiles, such as bullets and shot, together with their fuses and primers, that can be fired from guns or otherwise propelled.2. Nuclear, biological, chemical, or explosive materials, such as rockets or grenades, that are used as weapons.3. Objects used as missiles in offense or defense: Rocks were my only ammunition against the bear.4. A means of attacking or defending an argument, thesis, or point of view.

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[Obsolete French amunition, from l'amunition, the provisioning, alteration of la munition, from Old French, from Latin mūnītiō, mūnītiōn-, fortification; see munition.]

ammunition

(ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən) n1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, etc, that can be discharged from a weapon2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) bombs, missiles, chemicals, biological agents, nuclear materials, etc, capable of use as weapons3. any means of defence or attack, as in an argument[C17: from obsolete French amunition, by mistaken division from earlier la munition; see munition]

am•mu•ni•tion

(ˌæm yəˈnɪʃ ən)

n. 1. fired or detonated material used in combat, as rockets or bombs, and esp. bullets or shells fired by guns. 2. the means of detonating such material, as primers or fuzes. 3. any weapon used in a conflict. 4. any material used to defend or attack a viewpoint, claim, etc.: These statistics are my ammunition. [1620–30; < Middle French amonitions, amunitions (pl.) military supplies (a- a-⁵ + munition < Latin; see munition)]

ammunition

See: munition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun ammobelt ammunition, belted ammunition, belt - ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine guncartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handguncanister, canister shot, case shot - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearmpowder and shot - ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for musketsone shot, round, unit of ammunition - a charge of ammunition for a single shotshell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large guntracer bullet, tracer - ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smokearms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectively
	2.	ammunition - any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destructionmaterial, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
	3.	ammunition - information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"info, information - a message received and understood

ammunition

noun1. munitions, rounds, shot, shells, powder, explosives, cartridges, armaments, materiel, shot and shell He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver.2. evidence, facts, information, material, arguments, fuel The improved trade figures have given the government fresh ammunition.

Translations

弹药军火

ammunition

(ӕmjuˈniʃən) noun things used in the firing of a gun etc (eg bullets, gunpowder, shells). How long will the soldiers' ammunition last? 彈藥 军火，弹药

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