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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
ammunition n 1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: ammunition, ammo] 2: any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction 3: information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ammunitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Ammunitioning.] To provide with ammunition. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, n. [F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition.] 1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative. [1913 Webster] Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] | ||
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