ammunition

noun

am·​mu·​ni·​tion ˌam-yə-ˈni-shən 

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

Synonyms of ammunition

• defense
• protection
• weapon
• shield
• safeguard
• wall

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 on the Web

Police found many other weapons, as well as ammunition, in his car. — Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Chrinos was charged with carrying a rifle outside a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of unregistered firearms and three counts of unregistered ammunition, DHS said. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026

The approach could offer military units greater flexibility in managing ammunition supplies, particularly when operating drones that require different payload configurations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

German defense giant Rheinmetall cut its full-year guidance late Wednesday, citing delays to military contracts and ammunition deliveries. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "military supplies," borrowed from Middle French amonition, probably variant of munition, monition munition

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for ammunition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition
• deposition

Kids Definition

ammunition

noun

am·​mu·​ni·​tion ˌam-yə-ˈnish-ən 

1

a

: objects (as bullets) fired from guns

b

: explosive objects (as bombs) used in war

2

: material that may be used in attacking or defending a position

results of the study provided more ammunition