ammunition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunition From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 359:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
ammunition bread
ammunition shoes
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
The first thing to do is NOT constantly defend and argue with the ex or the children. It gives them ammunition and fuels their engines to come after you. In addition, you are just giving them more to use against you.
2010, Joan Kloth-Zanard, Where Did I Go Wrong? How Did I Miss the Signs? Dealing with Hostile Parenting & Parental Alienation, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 109:As long as the integration fight is in progress, some Southerners are willing to believe anything if it gives them ammunition in their fight to "retain our traditional way of life." If you have any wise bits of philosophy, please pass them along.
1960, America, Volume 104, America Press, page 697:However, preventing a vote from taking place could give ammunition to the SNP, which argues that Scotland’s view carries little weight in the union.
2017 February 27, Mure Dickie, Henry Mance, “Theresa May’s speech to head off Scottish independence poll”, in Financial Times:They say that the booklet gives them ammunition which is proving effective in breaking down resistance against home building which was created by false propaganda.
1938, American Lumberman, page 52:Providing your administrator(s) with evidence of research progress gives them ammunition to request additional funds from the site-based management pool.
2005, Blanche Woolls, David V. Loertscher, The Whole School Library Handbook, American Library Association, →ISBN, page 146:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ammunitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ammunitionlike · ammunitionless · ammunition belt · live ammunition · ammunition bread · ammo · tracer ammunition · ammunitional
Synonyms
Translations (110)
nl ammunitie (articles used in charging firearms) · ga armlón (articles used in charging firearms) · th กระสุนปืน (articles used in charging firearms) · bg за́пас (any stock of missiles) · nl schietvoorraad (articles used in charging firearms) · ms amunisi (articles used in charging firearms) · pt munição (any stock of missiles) · pl strzeliwo (articles used in charging firearms) · hu muníció (articles used in charging firearms) · th ลูกปืน (articles used in charging firearms) · ky ок-дарылар (articles used in charging firearms) · uk бойові́ припа́си (articles used in charging firearms) · mi hāmanu (articles used in charging firearms) · be амуні́цыя (articles used in charging firearms) · pl amunicja (articles used in charging firearms) · cs munice (articles used in charging firearms) · el πυρομαχικά (articles used in charging firearms) · nrf meunition (articles used in charging firearms) · es munición (articles used in charging firearms) · it arsenale (any stock of missiles) · eo kuglaro (articles used in charging firearms) · be баявы́я прыпа́сы (articles used in charging firearms) · sh džebàna f strȅljīvo (articles used in charging firearms) · uk амуні́ція (articles used in charging firearms) · ja 弾薬 (articles used in charging firearms) · da ammunition (articles used in charging firearms) · ka ვაზნა (articles used in charging firearms) · sh стре̏љӣво (articles used in charging firearms) · ru боевы́е припа́сы (articles used in charging firearms) · tk ok-däri (articles used in charging firearms) · gl munición (any stock of missiles) · sl strelivo (articles used in charging firearms) · ja 飛び道具 (any stock of missiles) · gul aamynishun (articles used in charging firearms) · hy զինամթերք (articles used in charging firearms) · sh џеба̀на (articles used in charging firearms) · mn зэр зэвсэг (articles used in charging firearms) · ckb دھبۆ (articles used in charging firearms) · gl munición (articles used in charging firearms) · fi ampumatarvikkeet (articles used in charging firearms) · id amunisi (articles used in charging firearms) · nl munitie (articles used in charging firearms) · lo ລູກປືນ (articles used in charging firearms) · ro muniție (any stock of missiles) · et laskemoon (articles used in charging firearms) · tr cephane (articles used in charging firearms) · fa-ira مُهِمَّات (articles used in charging firearms) · akz ɬaki (articles used in charging firearms) · is skotfæri (articles used in charging firearms) · it munizioni (articles used in charging firearms) · el πολεμοφόδια (articles used in charging firearms) · pt munição (articles used in charging firearms) · hu lőszer (articles used in charging firearms) · io municiono (articles used in charging firearms) · lo ກະສຸນດິນດໍາ (articles used in charging firearms) · ru боеприпа́сы (articles used in charging firearms) · az döyüş sursatı (articles used in charging firearms) · ca munició (articles used in charging firearms) · bg муни́ции (articles used in charging firearms) · mk муниција (articles used in charging firearms) · kmr muhimat (articles used in charging firearms) · cs střelivo (articles used in charging firearms) · kk оқ-дәрілер (articles used in charging firearms) · km គ្រាប់រំសេវ (articles used in charging firearms) · he תחמושת \ תַּחְמֹשֶׁת (articles used in charging firearms) · sl municija (articles used in charging firearms) · vi đạn dược (articles used in charging firearms) · kk оқ-дәрі (articles used in charging firearms) · fi aseet (any stock of missiles) · tg лавозимоти ҷанг (articles used in charging firearms) · cy ffrwydron rhyfel (articles used in charging firearms) · nv kʼaaʼ (articles used in charging firearms) · fi ammukset (articles used in charging firearms) · uz oʻq-dorilar (articles used in charging firearms) · eo municio (articles used in charging firearms) · ar ذُخِيرَة (articles used in charging firearms) · ka საჭურველი (articles used in charging firearms) · az sursat (articles used in charging firearms) · ro muniție (articles used in charging firearms) · ps مهمات (articles used in charging firearms) · tr mühimmat (articles used in charging firearms) · cmn 軍火 /军火 (articles used in charging firearms) · sk munícia (articles used in charging firearms) · de Munition (articles used in charging firearms) · lv munīcija (articles used in charging firearms) · th กระสุน (articles used in charging firearms) · tl munisyon (articles used in charging firearms) · be боепрыпа́сы (articles used in charging firearms) · sq municion (articles used in charging firearms) · my ခဲယမ်းမီးကျောက် (articles used in charging firearms) · cmn 彈藥 /弹药 (articles used in charging firearms) · fr munitions (articles used in charging firearms) · ky ок-дары (articles used in charging firearms) · ru амуни́ция (articles used in charging firearms) · bg боеприпа́си (articles used in charging firearms) · ga lón lámhaigh (articles used in charging firearms) · nb ammunisjon (articles used in charging firearms) · sh mùnīcija (articles used in charging firearms) · uk боєприпа́си (articles used in charging firearms) · bg запа́с (any stock of missiles) · th ดินดำ (articles used in charging firearms) · sh му̀нӣција (articles used in charging firearms) · sv ammunition (articles used in charging firearms) · kk ату жарақтары (articles used in charging firearms) · fi välineet (any stock of missiles) · lt amunicija (articles used in charging firearms) · lt šaudmenys (articles used in charging firearms) · sk strelivo (articles used in charging firearms) · pdt Scheetich (articles used in charging firearms) · ko 탄약 (articles used in charging firearms)