Ammunition
Ammunition ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition.]
1.
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [Obsolete]
2.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
3.
Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
Collocations (1)
Ammunition bread or shoes , such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [English]
Ammunition ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
To provide with ammunition.