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ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun |
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ammo |
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arms,
implements of war,
munition,
weaponry,
weapons system military supplies
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belt,
belted ammunition,
belt ammunition a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
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cartridge ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
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canister,
canister shot,
case shot metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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powder and shot ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets
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one shot,
round,
unit of ammunition the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
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shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
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tracer,
tracer bullet ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
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ammunition - 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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info,
information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
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ammunition - any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction |
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material,
stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
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