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Meaning of "ammunition" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMMUNITION

From obsolete French amunition, by mistaken division from earlier la munition.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMMUNITION

ammunition  [ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMMUNITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ammunition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMMUNITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ammunition

Ammunition

Ammunition is gunpowder and artillery, or broadly anything that can be used in combat including bombs, missiles, warheads, landmines, naval mines, and anti-personnel mines. The word comes from the French la munition which is all material used for war. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions. The purpose of ammunition is to project force against a selected target. However, the nature of ammunition use also includes delivery or combat supporting munitions such as pyrotechnic or incendiary compounds. Since the design of the cartridge, the meaning has been transferred to the assembly of a projectile and its propellant in a single package. Ammunition involves the application of fire to targets, general use of weapons by personnel, explosives and propellants, cartridge systems, high explosive projectiles, warheads, shaped charge forms of attack on armour and aircraft, carrier projectiles, fuzes, mortar ammunition, small arms ammunition, grenades, mines, pyrotechnics, improved conventional munitions, and terminally guided munition.

Definition of ammunition in the English dictionary

The first definition of ammunition in the dictionary is any projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, etc, that can be discharged from a weapon. Other definition of ammunition is bombs, missiles, chemicals, biological agents, nuclear materials, etc, capable of use as weapons. Ammunition is also any means of defence or attack, as in an argument.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMMUNITION


admonition
ˌædməˈnɪʃən
clinician
klɪˈnɪʃən
cognition
kɒɡˈnɪʃən
definition
ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən
high-definition
ˌhaɪdefɪˈnɪʃən
ignition
ɪɡˈnɪʃən
mechanician
ˌmɛkəˈnɪʃən
metacognition
ˌmɛtəkɒɡˈnɪʃən
monition
məʊˈnɪʃən
munition
mjuːˈnɪʃən
precognition
ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən
premonition
ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən
premunition
ˌpriːmjʊˈnɪʃən
punition
pjuːˈnɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
redefinition
ˌriːdefɪˈnɪʃən
self-ignition
ˌselfɪɡˈnɪʃən
technician
tɛkˈnɪʃən
tribunician
ˌtrɪbjʊˈnɪʃən
tribunitian
ˌtrɪbjʊˈnɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMMUNITION

ammonite
Ammonites
ammonitic
ammonium
ammonium carbamate
ammonium carbonate
ammonium chloride
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium ion
ammonium nitrate
ammonium sulphate
ammono
ammonoid
ammonolysis
ammophilous
ammunition belt
ammunition clip
ammunition depot
ammunition dump
ammunition pouch

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMMUNITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
exposition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of ammunition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AMMUNITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ammunition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ammunition

Translation of «ammunition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMMUNITION

Find out the translation of ammunition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ammunition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ammunition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹药
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

munición
570 millions of speakers

English

ammunition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोला बारूद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذَخِيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боеприпасы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

munição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

munitions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peluru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Munition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弾薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amunisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạn dược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடிபொருட்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दारुगोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cephane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

munizioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amunicja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

патрони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muniție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρομαχικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ammunisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ammunition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ammunisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ammunition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMMUNITION»

The term «ammunition» is very widely used and occupies the 18.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMMUNITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ammunition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ammunition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ammunition

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10 QUOTES WITH «AMMUNITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ammunition.
1
John Bigelow
Of your own indefatigable labor from early dawn and of your explicit instructions, that the batteries should reserve their ammunition, until the grand charge should commence, for which the enemy were undoubtedly preparing.
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Nick Clooney
Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical Muslims quite enough ammunition to kill Americans for the next century, even if Guantanamo did not exist.
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Red Cloud
You whites make all the ammunition.
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Phil Donahue
Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.
5
Mohamed El-Erian
Simply put, investors should own less equities, more bonds, more global investments, more cash and more dry ammunition.
6
Nikki Haley
I wear heels. It's not for a fashion statement, it's... ammunition.
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Irving R. Kaufman
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
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Christien Meindertsma
I followed this one pig with number '05049,' all the way up until the end and to what products it's made of. And in these years, I met all kinds people like, for instance, farmers and butchers, which seems logical. But I also met aluminum mold makers, ammunition producers and all kinds of people.
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Bob Menendez
I don't believe that, with the click of a mouse, you should be able to buy unlimited amounts of ammunition.
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Ted Nugent
It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be ultimately achieved when you have your own brand of ammunition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMMUNITION»

Discover the use of ammunition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ammunition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition
The book continues with coverage of exterior ballistics, exploring the physics behind trajectories, including linear and nonlinear aeroballistics.
Donald E. Carlucci, Sidney S. Jacobson, 2007
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Ammunition: Essentials of Leadership
Ammunition demonstrates the qualities of great leadership through the eyes of a young Information Technology Manager, Ryan Sheridan, who believes in the glory and laurels of leadership, but discovers it to be a challenging role whose ...
Alexander Pelaez, 2009
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Ammunition
In Ken Bruen's Ammunition, they're all about to find out that the answer is quite simple: if you come after Brant you'd damn well better kill him the first time--because if you don't, you won't want to stick around to find out what happens ...
Ken Bruen, 2007
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Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue
Drawing on the extensive experience of the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory (NIFSL) which processed a large firearms caseload during the region’s recent violent past, this book records the statistics gathered and the ...
James Smyth Wallace, 2008
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The Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire: Rifles·Pistols·Ammunition
The Complete Guide to All Things Rimfire If you enjoy shooting rimfire handguns or rifles, this book will make you a better shot and give you more information than you've ever had before.
James E. House, 2005
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Ammunition: small arms, grenades, and projected munitions
Theses concise and informative guides provide an excellent source of references on modern contemporary weapons and military equipment.
Ian V. Hogg, 1998
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Guns and Ammunition
How to load ammunition into long guns and handguns including barrel, magazine, and self-load processes such as automatic and semi automatic is covered. How guns fire ammunition via various firing mechanisms is explained.
Brian Kevin, 2012
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Defense ammunition significant problems left unattended will ...
stockpile and thus know what ammunition is excess to stated requirements and distribute it to other services that need the ammunition or dispose of it, if unneeded. Disposing of excess ammunition is a time-consuming, expensive process.
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24 Karat Ammunition (Mills & Boon Intrigue) (Four Brothers ...
Joanna Wayne. 24 Karat Ammunition JOANNA WAYNE ...
Joanna Wayne, 2009
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Rethinking Governance of the Army's Arsenals and Ammunition ...
Assesses options for managing the Army's arsenals and ammunition plants.
William Michael Hix, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMMUNITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ammunition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two nabbed with stolen Scorpio, ammunition
Two persons have been arrested and a Scorpio, country made pistol and cartridges were recovered from their possession at Dhumari village ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
One held in Ahmedabad with firearms, ammunition
SP, operations of ATS Himanshu Shukla says, "Karad is a notorious gun runner and has supplied guns and ammunition to criminal elements in ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Long Island police find rifles and ammunition - TheBahamasWeekly …
Additionally, the officers uncovered 974 live rounds of ammunition. No one was arrested in connection with this discovery. TWO MEN IN ... «thebahamasweekly.com, Jul 15»
4
Police detain soldier walking around NC mall with rifle, ammunition
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Authorities say a Fort Bragg soldier has been charged with creating a panic at a North Carolina mall after appearing ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Fire burns shop storing ammunition
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the large amount of ammunition and fuel in the garage made fighting the fire "more complicated than ... «LocalNews8.com, Jul 15»
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NDFB(S) hideout busted, arms and ammunition seized
A NDFB(S) hideout at Chirang was busted and a cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered by a joint team of the Army and Assam ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Lebanese army receives Chinese weapons, ammunition
BEIRUT, July 3 (KUNA) -- The Lebanese army said Friday it received weapons and ammunition presented as a gift from the Chinese ... «Kuwait News Agency, Jul 15»
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Bedford ammunition depot firefighters get more support
Chris Wagner, president of the DND firefighters' union, said the 1945 explosion not only leveled properties, but also spread ammunition ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Liberty Ammunition Celebrates the U.S.A.'s Independence Day with …
From July 3 – 6, 2015, Liberty Ammunition is offering 25 percent off all ammunition sales at www.libertyammunition.com. Liberty Ammo ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
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West Belfast man appears in court accused of possessing ammunition
A West Belfast man appeared in court today accused of having more than 40 rounds of ammunition. James Murray was arrested during a police ... «Belfast Live, Jul 15»

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