Ammunition

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ammunitioned};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Ammunitioning}.]
     To provide with ammunition.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, n. [F. amunition, for munition,
     prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See
     {Munition}.]
     1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or
        defense. [Obs.]
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     2. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all
        kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps,
        rockets, etc.
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     3. Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
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     {Ammunition bread}, {shoes}, etc., such as are contracted for
        by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ammunition
       n 1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: {ammo}]
       2: any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be
          used as a weapon of mass destruction
       3: information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or
          argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition
          for his critics"