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ammunition

am·mu·ni·tion

UK/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ US/ˌæmjʌˈnɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

projectiles to be fired from a gun

Synonyms
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”

Origin

From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition.

Phrases

  • ammunition belt
  • ammunition bread
  • live ammunition
  • tracer ammunition

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