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ammunitions

ammunitions is the plural of ammunition.

Meaning of ammunition

Noun

ammunition (countable and uncountable, plural ammunitions)

  1. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
    • Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 359
    Synonyms:
    ammo
  2. (obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
    • ammunition bread
  3. (figuratively) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
    • They say that the booklet gives them ammunition which is proving effective in breaking down resistance against home building which was created by false propaganda.1938, American Lumberman, page 52

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Phrases with ammunitions

Questions about ammunitions

What is ammunitions the plural of?
Ammunitions is the plural of ammunition.

Words near ammunitions in the dictionary

  1. ammunitional
  2. ammunitioned
  3. ammunitioning
  4. ammunitionless
  5. ammunitionlike
  6. ammunitions
  7. ammuse
  8. Ammut
  9. Ammy
  10. AMN
  11. amn't

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