noun
ammunition
am-yoo-NIH-shuhn
noun
1
Bullets, shells, and other projectiles used in firearms and weapons.
"The convoy carried food, medical supplies, and ammunition."
"Soldiers were told to conserve their ammunition."
2
Facts, arguments, or information that can be used to attack or undermine someone in a dispute.
"The leaked emails gave her opponents plenty of ammunition."
How to Use Ammunition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither literal bullets/shells for weapons, or, figuratively, material you can use to argue your case or attack someone.
Common pairings
run out of ammunition
live ammunition
political ammunition
Word Forms
ammunitioned past tense, ammunitions plural, ammunitions singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French, ultimately from Latin munitio, "defense, fortification" — the initial "a" crept in when "la munition" was mistakenly split as "l'amunition".