Ammunition

Definitions

1. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
   countable, uncountable
2. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
3. Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

38 more languages

العربيةالذّخيرةذخيرةعيار

Azərbaycan dilisursat

Българскизапас

Bosanskimunicijastreljivoмуницијастрељиво+ 1 more

Catalàmunició

Češtinamunicestřelivo

Ελληνικάπολεμοφόδιαπυρομαχικά

فارسیمهمات

Suomiammusampumatarvikeampumatarvikkeetaseetvälineet+ 2 more

Gaeilgearmlónlón lámhaigh

Galegomunición

עבריתתחמושת

Hrvatskimunicijastreljivoмуницијастрељиво+ 1 more

Magyarlőszermuníció

Հայերենզինամթերք

Bahasa Indonesiaamunisipelorpelurutimah panas+ 1 more

Italianoarsenalemunizioni

日本語弾薬飛び道具

ქართულივაზნასაჭურველი

Қазақ тіліоқ-дәрі

ភាសាខ្មែរគ្រាប់រំសេវ

한국어탄약

Te Reo Māorihāmanu

Македонскимуниција

မြန်မာခဲယမ်းမီးကျောက်

Nederlandsammunitiemunitieschietvoorraad

Polskiamunicjaamunicyjnystrzeliwo

Portuguêsmunição

Românămuniție

Русскийамунициябоевые припасыбоеприпасы

Slovenčinamuníciastrelivo

Српскиmunicijastreljivoмуницијастрељиво+ 1 more

Svenskaammunition

ไทยกระสุนกระสุนปืนดินดำลูกปืน+ 1 more

Tagalogmunisyon

Türkçecephanemühimmat

Українськабоєприпаси

Tiếng Việtđạn dược

Examples

“Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine.”

“ammunition bread”

“ammunition shoes”

“They say⟳ that the booklet gives them ammunition which is proving effective in breaking down resistance against home building which was created by false propaganda.”

“As long as the integration fight⟳ is in progress⟳, some Southerners are willing to believe⟳ anything if it gives them ammunition in their fight⟳ to "retain⟳ our traditional way of life." If you have⟳ any wise bits of philosophy, please⟳ pass⟳ them along.”

“Providing your administrator(s) with evidence of research⟳ progress⟳ gives them ammunition to request⟳ additional funds from the site-based management pool.”

“The first thing to do is NOT constantly defend⟳ and argue⟳ with the ex or the children. It gives them ammunition and fuels their engines to come⟳ after you. In addition, you are just giving them more to use⟳ against you.”

“However, preventing a vote⟳ from taking place⟳ could give⟳ ammunition to the SNP, which argues that Scotland’s view⟳ carries little weight in the union.”

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