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live ammunition

live ammunition noun: a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder.

Noun

live ammunition (countable and uncountable, plural live ammunitions)

  1. A complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder.

live ammunition meaning in Arabic

live ammunition in Arabic

(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder
ذَخِيرَةٌ حَيَّة ḏaḵīratun ḥayya

Forms of live ammunition

plurallive ammunitions

Questions about live ammunition

What does live ammunition mean?
Live ammunition means a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder.
What is live ammunition in Arabic?
Live ammunition in Arabic is ذَخِيرَةٌ حَيَّة (ḏaḵīratun ḥayya). See Live ammunition meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is live ammunition?
Live ammunition is a noun.
What is the plural of live ammunition?
The plural of live ammunition is live ammunitions.

Words near live ammunition in the dictionary

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  2. live actress
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  8. live and breathe
  9. live and die by
  10. live and learn
  11. live and let live

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