Definition of ammunition
1a : the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from gunsb : cartridgesc : explosive military items (such as grenades or bombs)
2 : material for use in attacking or defending a position ammunition for the defense lawyers
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Examples of ammunition in a Sentence
The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition.
be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false
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A mug shot would certainly be used as ammunition against Gianforte in his bid for re-election.
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Petterec was in possession of firearm ammunition that was taken from a car parked inside a garage, police said.
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On Sunday, Israel’s Army Radio quoted the Jerusalem police chief as saying officers found dozens of knives as well as slingshots, stun grenades and binoculars, but no guns or live ammunition.
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Inside her home, investigators found a backpack with a .40-caliber handgun, with ammunition that matched bullet casings found at the scene, the prosecutor said.
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The aircraft still had its onboard oxygen tanks and live 37-millimeter cannon ammunition.
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Now, according to the Post, some have begun considering an offensive against the press, trawling through reporters’ work for mistakes, biases and inaccuracies to use as ammunition.
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Now, according to the Post, some have begun considering an offensive against the press, trawling through reporters’ work for mistakes, biases and inaccuracies to use as ammunition.
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Four months ago, the U.N. published an exhaustive report documenting how Kim's government smuggles nuclear materials, cash and ammunition through an elaborate underground web of foreign enablers, skirting the existing sanctions.
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Origin and Etymology of ammunition
obsolete French amunition, from Middle French, alteration of munition
AMMUNITION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the objects (such as bullets and shells) that are shot from weapons
AMMUNITION Defined for Kids
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: objects fired from weapons
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