Definition of "ammunition" [am•mu•ni•tion]

• Projectiles, such as bullets and shot, together with their fuses and primers, that can be fired from guns or otherwise propelled. (noun)
• Nuclear, biological, chemical, or explosive material, such as rockets or grenades, that are used as weapons. (noun)
• An object used as a missile in offense or defense: Rocks were my only ammunition against the bear. (noun)
• A means of attacking or defending an argument, thesis, or point of view. (noun)

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• "Giannoulis will recover and then the ammunition is already spent."
• "A variety of ammunition is available to suit just about every survival need, to include 180 grain hard cast bullets."
• "Non-toxic ammunition is so good now that we have loads that can kill birds farther away than most of us can hit them."