ammunition

am·mu·ni·tion

noun \ˌam-yə-ˈni-shən\

Definition of AMMUNITION

1

a : the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns

b : cartridges

c : explosive military items (as grenades or bombs)

2

: material for use in attacking or defending a position <ammunition for the defense lawyers>

Examples of AMMUNITION

1. The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition.
2. <be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false>

Origin of AMMUNITION

obsolete French amunition, from Middle French, alteration of munition

First Known Use: 1607

Related to AMMUNITION

Synonyms

aegis (also egis), defense, armor, buckler, cover, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, ward

Related Words

arm, armament, munitions, weapon, weaponry; fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, stronghold

Near Antonyms

aggression, assault, attack, offense (or offence), offensive

Rhymes with AMMUNITION

acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition