ammunition
noun/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
[uncountable]- a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns
- The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition.
- They issued live ammunition to the troops.
- A few of the men had run out of ammunition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- blank
- artillery
- …
- round
- carry
- have
- load
- …
- depot
- dump
- store
- …
- information that can be used against another person in an argument
- The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
- These figures provide political ammunition to police chiefs arguing for more resources.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ from Latin munitio(n-) ‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’.
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