ammunition

noun am·mu·ni·tion \ ˌam-yə-ˈni-shən \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of ammunition

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

b : cartridges

c : 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

Recent Examples of ammunition from the Web

That would give the Bears some extra ammunition, and Bryan could go in the back half of Round 1.

— brad biggs, chicagotribune.com, "Bears Q&A: Best draft scenarios for the first round? Why didn't the Bears bring back receiver Dontrelle Inman?," 19 Apr. 2018
Chmielewski's information may give Democrats and Pruitt critics new ammunition against the administrator on his security and first-class travel, the controversial EPA raises for two staffers, and the $50-per-night room Pruitt rented.

— gregory wallace, CNN, "EPA's Scott Pruitt knew about raises, former aide tells Senate Dems," 12 Apr. 2018
The inspections have already provided ammunition to opponents of Fox’s Sky takeover.

— Bloomberg.com, "Fox Networks’ U.K. Offices Raided by EC Competition Watchdogs," 11 Apr. 2018
Israeli forces — including 100 military snipers who were deployed to the border in advance of the protests — have responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition.

— jennifer williams, Vox, "The recent violence at the Gaza-Israel border, explained," 6 Apr. 2018
Attempts to squash it often only give the culprits ammunition.

— yascha mounk, The New Republic, "Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter," 3 Apr. 2018
Indian officers retaliated by firing pellet guns and rifles with live ammunition into the crowd, and the state government shut down the internet in an effort to prevent further protests from being organized online.

— sameer yasir, New York Times, "Deadly Clashes in Kashmir Between Indian Army and Militants," 1 Apr. 2018
On March 22, jurors watched security footage of Salman standing by her husband's side -- with their young son close by -- as Mateen bought ammunition at Walmart.

— jennifer earl, Fox News, "Pulse nightclub trial for Noor Salman: What to know about the Orlando shooter's widow," 28 Mar. 2018
But what this does is gives ammunition to folks on the Alt Right – a face and a name to copy and paste in a blog to make up their own story or their own connections, something that’s not true.

— michael gordon, charlotteobserver, "‘We were duped,’ says organizer of anti-Trump event that feds say was hacked by Russians | Charlotte Observer," 5 Mar. 2018

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