ammunition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun projectiles to be fired from a gun
    ammo.
  2. noun any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
  3. noun information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
    • his admission provided ammunition for his critics

WordNet

Am`mu*ni"tion noun
Etymology
F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition.
Definitions
  1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. Obs.
  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.
Am`mu*ni"tion transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ammunitioned present participle & verbal noun Ammunitioning
Definitions
  1. To provide with ammunition.

Webster 1913