ammunition

Definition of Ammunition in English :

1. ammo, ammunition

projectiles to be fired from a gun

2. ammunition

any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction

3. ammunition

information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint

Example Sentences:
'his admission provided ammunition for his critics'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ammunition

noun

1.

any projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, etc, that can be discharged from a weapon

2.

bombs, missiles, chemicals, biological agents, nuclear materials, etc, capable of use as weapons

3.

any means of defence or attack, as in an argument

noun

1. Obsolete

any military supplies

2.

anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon, as bullets, gunpowder, shot, shells, bombs, grenades, rockets, etc.

3.

any means of attack or defense

the facts provided him with ammunition for his argument

n.

1. Projectiles, such as bullets and shot, together with their fuses and primers, that can be fired from guns or otherwise propelled.

2. Nuclear, biological, chemical, or explosive materials, such as rockets or grenades, that are used as weapons.

3. Objects used as missiles in offense or defense: Rocks were my only ammunition against the bear.

4. A means of attacking or defending an argument, thesis, or point of view.