ammunition
n.
projectiles shot from a weapon (bullets, grenades, bomb shells, etc.); something used to attack
Ammunition
ammunition
Noun
1. projectiles to be fired from a gun
(synonym) ammo
(hypernym) weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
(hyponym) cartridge
2. any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
(hypernym) material, stuff
3. information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
(hypernym) information, info
Ammunition (die)
n.
ammunition, projectiles shot from a weapon (bullets, grenades, bomb shells, etc.)
Ammunition
(v. t.)
To provide with ammunition.
(n.)
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
(n.)
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
(n.)
Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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