Ammunition

Noun

 * 1) articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
 * 2) any stock of missiles, literal or figurative
 * 3) projectiles to be fired from a gun
 * 4) information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
 * His admission provided ammunition for his critics.

Verbs for Ammunition
assign; cap; cast; consume; contract for; discharge;  exhaust; furnish; fuse; guard; handle; ignite; insert; jacket; project; protect; ration out; replenish; safeguard; secrete; stack; store; transport; detonates; embraces; saves; shatters ; undergoes improvement.

Etymology
French amunition, for munition, probably caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See munition.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/%{mju"nIS@n/}}

Translations

 * Alabama: ɬaki
 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: муниции, боеприпаси
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 軍火, 军火, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ammunitie, munitie, schietvoorraad
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: πυρομαχικά, πολεμοφόδια
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 弾薬 (dan'yaku)
 * Korean: 탄약 (tanyak)
 * Kurdish:
 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: munição
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Portuguese: munição