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ammunition

am·mu·ni·tion

ammunition

 
 
pronunciation:
aem y nI shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the objects fired from any weapon, or material that can be exploded. Bullets, bombs, and gunpowder are types of ammunition.
The soldiers ran out of ammunition and had to surrender.
definition 2: any means used in a disagreement or battle to attack or defend an opinion.
She caught her brother sneaking out of the house, and she used it as ammunition in a fight they had a week later.
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