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PRONUNCIATION OF AMMUNITION DUMP

ammunition dump  [ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən dʌmp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMMUNITION DUMP

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Ammunition dump 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 DUMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ammunition dump

Ammunition dump

An ammunition depot, ammunition supply point ,ammunition handling area , ammunition dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives. Raid on Vågsøy, 27 December 1941. British commandos watch as an ammunition dump burns.. The storage of live ammunition and explosives is inherently hazardous. There is the potential for accidents in the unloading, packing, and transfer of ammunition. Great care is taken in handling weapons so as not to harm personnel or nearby ammunition. Despite intensive preventive measures, ammunition depots around the world suffer from non-combat fires and explosions - rarely, but mostly with devastating consequences. Usually, an ammunition depot experiencing even minor explosions in one of its sites/buildings, is immediately evacuated together with surrounding civilian areas. Thus, all of the stored ammunition is left to detonate itself completely for days or weeks, with very limited attempts at firefighting from a safe distance. If the ammunitions are artillery shells and other heavy types, the whole depot site affected is typically levelled.

Definition of ammunition dump in the English dictionary

The definition of ammunition dump in the dictionary is a place where ammunition is left.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMMUNITION DUMP


bump
bʌmp
chump
tʃʌmp
clump
klʌmp
crump
krʌmp
dump
dʌmp
gump
ɡʌmp
high-jump
ˈhaɪˌdʒʌmp
hump
hʌmp
jump
dʒʌmp
lump
lʌmp
plump
plʌmp
pump
pʌmp
rump
rʌmp
slump
slʌmp
stump
stʌmp
sump
sʌmp
thump
θʌmp
trump
trʌmp
tump
tʌmp
ump
ʌmp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMMUNITION DUMP

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMMUNITION DUMP

air pump
arms dump
breast pump
broad jump
fist bump
fuel pump
heat pump
high jump
long jump
mine dump
munitions dump
on the jump
on the stump
parachute jump
pump-and-dump
refuse dump
rubbish dump
screen dump
the high jump
vacuum pump

Synonyms and antonyms of ammunition dump in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ammunition dump» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMMUNITION DUMP

Find out the translation of ammunition dump to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ammunition dump 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 dump» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹药库
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depósito de municiones
570 millions of speakers

English

ammunition dump
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोला बारूद डंप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مستودع للذخيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

склад боеприпасов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

depósito de munições
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোলাবারুদ ডাম্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépôt de munitions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembuangan amunisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Munitionslager
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弾薬ダンプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄약고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dump amunisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạn dược bãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடிமருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दारुगोळा डंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mühimmat dökümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deposito di munizioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrzut amunicji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склад боєприпасів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muniție depozit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποθήκη πυρομαχικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ammunisie stortingsterrein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ammunition dumpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ammunisjon dump
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ammunition dump

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMMUNITION DUMP»

The term «ammunition dump» is normally little used and occupies the 133.278 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMMUNITION DUMP» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMMUNITION DUMP»

Discover the use of ammunition dump in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ammunition dump and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stinger Saga
He looked worried as he was not getting any response from the ammunition dump. No answerfrom the ammunition dump meant that something was seriously wrong. He hurriedly told me that a bang had been heard from the direction of the  ...
Mahmood Ahmed, 2012
2
Natives and Exotics: World War II and Environment in the ...
... than a square mile. Since Japanese bombing had started grass fires, safety experts in September 1943 highlighted such dangers. Their fears became reality in November when a fire broke out at Hell's Point ammunition dump, between ...
Judith A. Bennett, 2009
3
Kokoda Trail for Dummies
The ammunition dump situated adjacent to Myola 1 is the best preserved Australian ammunition dump on the track. As you approach Myola 1, the dump is on a side track to the left and is indicated by a sign. The land is privately owned and a ...
Peter Williams, 2012
4
Never Been Hit: Quite a Story
This lay 9 miles to the east of Nijmegen where they were to bomb an ammunition dump. Upon arrival, the cloud cover completely obscured the target, necessitating a diversion a further 5 miles eastward to Materborn where they were to attack ...
Peter R. Fitton, 2012
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The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Whole World ...
Top Secret Moscow, USSR For Acheson personal eyes only from Marshall. USIS news survey of 7 April quoted herewith in full: “Tientsin—five Marines are killed, 16 wounded, as Chinese Communists loot US Marine ammunition dump near ...
George Catlett Marshall, Larry I. Bland, Sharon Ritenour Stevens, 2012
6
At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
A moment later they exploded its gasoline tanks with 40mm. hits. The boats discovered some gasoline drums on the beach, hit them and set them ablaze. This fire spread to an ammunition dump. There was a tremendous blast of flame,  ...
Robert J. Bulkley, 2012
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The Devil_s Disciple: Different Sides of War
I always had a good relationship with the guys that worked at Vinh Long's ammunition dump. They always treated us well. They would go that extra step for us, usually. The biggest problem I had was that they closed at 1630 hours. Yes, you ...
Frank J. Strobel, 2013
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My Twenty and Then Some
The hours of darkness were the worst times for those of us on duty at the ammunition dump. Both the Communist and Nationalist Armies would try to sneak in and steal from the ammunition dump and both sides would shoot at Marine sentries.
Charles Carmin, 2013
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The 104th Field Artillery Regiment of the New York National ...
When a con- tinuous bombardment had set fire to the camouflage covering ofa large ammunition dump of75-millimeter shells and exploded nine ofthe shells, he , utterly disregarding his personal safety, left a sheltered position and ran to the ...
Pamela A. Bakker, 2014
10
From Boys to Men: A Victim of Conscription
Towards the one end of the runway was the Grootfontein ammo dump. This ammunition dump housed enough ammunition to supply the whole of the operational area with mortar bombs, artillery bombs, ammunition for small arms, missiles for ...
Ross Hesom, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMMUNITION DUMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ammunition dump is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boomers and the bust in Muskoka's vacation land
There were ambitious plans too in Ucluelet, on Vancouver Island's west coast, to transform a former wartime ammunition dump into a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
'Notable success achieved in anti-Naxal operations' | Raipur NYOOOZ
In a different action, an ammunition dump was located from jungles of Madanwada police station. Directional Improvised Explosives Devices ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
Curator's Choice: Magnum Photos at the National Civil War Centre
They've got an ammunition dump exploding in the camp itself. A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table outdoors smoking a cigarette. «Culture24, Jun 15»
4
Pakistan army kills 23 militants in Khyber airstrikes
The army said in a statement that foreigners were among 23 terrorists killed in the air attacks and huge ammunition dump was blown up in the ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
5
Thank God, I was armed only with a camera...
... area with two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, a fuel storage farm and an ammunition dump. «New Straits Times Online, Jun 15»
6
Four terrorists killed in suicide blast, shootout
"(A) huge ammunition dump was also blown up during the strikes in Khyber," the military said in a statement, without giving the identities of ... «SAMAA TV, Jun 15»
7
Homeless in Vancouver: No one wants my damaged lithium-ion …
... seams and spew fire into a bucket full of other lithium-ion batteries is on a par with using a lighter to see your way round an ammunition dump ... «Straight.com, Jun 15»
8
One man injured in fire of former Czech ammunition dump
Rataje, South Moravia, June 15 (CTK) - One employee was injured in a fire that broke up during the technological process of explosive ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
9
PMQs sketch: Dave gloats in front of Saint Hattie
No one forces Harman to hand weapons to her foes. Maybe she should think twice before giving the Tories the keys to her ammunition dump. «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Gigantic explosion at fuel depot near Kiev 'kills several firefighters'
... ripped through a fuel depot outside Kiev, killing at least five people and threatening to destroy a military airbase and an ammunition dump. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ammunition dump [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ammunition-dump>. Apr 2024 ».
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