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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ammunition \Am'mu*ni"tion\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ammunitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ammunitioning}.] To provide with ammunition. ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ammunition \Am'mu*ni"tion\, noun [F. 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. [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.
{Ammunition bread}, {shoes}, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ammunition
noun
1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: {ammo}]
2: any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
3: information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
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