Ammunition
WordNet

noun


(1)   Projectiles to be fired from a gun
(2)   Information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
"His admission provided ammunition for his critics"
(3)   Any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
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Etymology


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

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.
 
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