ammunitions

noun

plural of ammunition
as in weapons
means or method of defending 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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Recent Examples of ammunitions Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv. — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ammunitions
  1. weapons
  2. defenses
  3. safeguards
  4. shields
  5. protections
  6. walls
Noun
  • In modern nuclear weapons, conventional explosives set off a fission reaction—the splitting of big atoms—whose intensity then ignites a fusion reaction that combines light atoms.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Obituaries for nuclear weapons simply misapprehend the role these arms have played since 1945.
    — Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of weapons
Noun
  • The spa There are treatment rooms for a variety of massages, facials, and indulgences based on Wei Qi, a concept rooted in traditional Chinese medicine that boosts the body’s defenses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine’s defenses have been hobbled in recent days by unexplained failures of the Starlink and Starshield satellite systems that are a crucial tool to protect civilians from incoming Russian missiles and drone attacks.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenses
Noun
  • Some said such an outcome is likely if the industry fails to impose adequate safeguards, while others characterized it as vague and far-fetched.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • When delivery pressure conflicts with material customer or operational risk, security should explain the failure scenario, identify necessary safeguards and help departments choose a practical path forward.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of shields
Noun
  • The credibility of a company’s European commitments depends on the operating arrangement and protections behind them.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Florida asked homeowners to accept fewer legal protections as part of the price of stabilizing the insurance market.
    — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of protections
Noun
  • From elevating beds to expanding sections to sliding walls and even entire roofs, these 10 homes transform to get maximum use out of a compact space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Frosted glass walls reveal a garden of oversize, colorful leather flowers, while wood and leather, recurring materials in Polène’s stores, appear in the furnishings.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of walls

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