The meaning of Ammunition

noun

Short for ammunition.

noun

A container filled with explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing, proximity, or remote-control device.

Usage examples:

A bomb attack

verb

Attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs.

Usage examples:

They bombed the city at dawn

noun

A weapon that explodes

Usage examples:

Was there any warning before the bomb went off?, the last play was a bomb., they bombed enemy airfi…

noun

A metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

Usage examples:

She said authorities also found in the car automatic rifles, bullet cartridges, plastic explosives …

noun

A container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into a mechanism.

Usage examples:

Super8 film cartridges are available from good photographic stores for about £12 which thankfully i…

noun

Military materials and equipment.

Usage examples:

The shipping of materiel south into the battle zone

noun

Military equipment and supplies

Usage examples:

Refuelling cargo planes in mid-air saves valuable time in shipping matériel to the front.

noun

An object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon.

Usage examples:

One of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator

verb

Supply with munitions.

Usage examples:

It never had the defence industry necessary to equip or munition its forces

plural noun

Military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores.

Usage examples:

Reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions

plural noun

Military weapons such as guns and bombs

noun

A missile designed to be fired from a gun.

Usage examples:

The guns were deployed to flail the village with their one-ton projectiles

adjective

Denoting or relating to a projectile.

Usage examples:

A projectile weapon

noun

An object that is thrown or fired, esp. from a weapon

noun

A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal.

Usage examples:

The famed brooklyn amusement park is a recurring motif in these paintings that feature carousel hor…

verb

(of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly.

Usage examples:

Sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing

noun

An edible mediterranean plant of the cabbage family, whose leaves are eaten in salads.

noun

A circular piece of something.

Usage examples:

Cut the pastry into rounds

verb

Pass and go round (something) so as to move on in a changed direction.

Usage examples:

The ship rounded the cape and sailed north

adjective

Shaped like a circle or cylinder.

Usage examples:

She was seated at a small, round table

noun

The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.

Usage examples:

Cowrie shells

verb

Short for shell program.

noun

The firing of a gun or cannon.

Usage examples:

Mulder killed him with a single shot

adjective

Past and past participle of shoot.

noun

A bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub or bar.

Usage examples:

He had paid her shot

noun

A tough-skinned terrestrial mollusc which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. it can be a serious plant pest.

Usage examples:

Slugs and snails are mainly nocturnal, and the sun's heat can be fatal to slugs and to all mollusc …

verb

Drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draught; swig.

Usage examples:

She picked up her drink and slugged it straight back

noun

A hard blow.

Usage examples:

Adam frowned and gave him a hard slug in the shoulder.

noun

A quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed.

Usage examples:

The squirrel has a store of food

verb

Keep or accumulate (something) for future use.

Usage examples:

A small room used for storing furniture