ammunition

noun

am·​mu·​ni·​tion ˌam-yə-ˈni-shən How to pronounce ammunition (audio)
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1
a
: the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns
b
: cartridges
c
: explosive military items (such as grenades or bombs)
2
: material for use in attacking or defending a position
ammunition for the defense lawyers

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The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition. be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false
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Kevin Owens ultimately won the match with a stunner on his longtime frenemy Sami Zayn, who now has a whole new round of ammunition for complaints about a WWE conspiracy. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Manguchei pleaded to conspiracy to possess a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and was sentenced to 44 months in prison. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 The other $76,000 would primarily go toward replenishing blasting caps, flash bang rounds, rifle ammunition and smoke grenades. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 China and Russia have dominated global antimony production, while China stopped supplying the United States with the specialized trisulfide used in more than 300 ammunition types in 2021. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ammunition

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "military supplies," borrowed from Middle French amonition, probably variant of munition, monition munition

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of ammunition was in 1607

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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammunition. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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ammunition

noun
am·​mu·​ni·​tion ˌam-yə-ˈnish-ən How to pronounce ammunition (audio)
1
a
: objects (as bullets) fired from guns
b
: explosive objects (as bombs) used in war
2
: material that may be used in attacking or defending a position
results of the study provided more ammunition

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