(of ammunition)
11ammunition — I noun apparatus belli, armament, armature, arms, ballistics, cartridges, charge, defense, deterrent, explosive, firearms, gunnery, gunpowder, materials of combat, means of attack, muniment, munition, panoply, propellants, provisions, weapons II… …
12ammunition — artillery, materiel, munitions, *armament, ordnance, arms …
13ammunition — [n] projectiles for weaponry ammo*, armament, ball, bomb, buckshot, bullet, cannonball, cartridge, charge, chemical, confetti*, explosive, fuse, grenade, gunpowder, iron rations*, materiel, missile, munition, napalm, powder, rocket, round, shell …
14ammunition — ► NOUN 1) a supply or quantity of bullets and shells. 2) points used to support one s case in argument. ORIGIN from French la munition the fortification …
15Ammunition — This article is about ammunition for firearms and artillery. For the product design company, see Ammunition Design Group. A belt of 0.50 caliber ammunition loaded to a …
16Ammunition dump — An ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, bomb dump, ammunition supply point (ASP) or ammo dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives. Raid on Vågsøy, 27 December 1941. British commandos watch as an… …
17Ammunition column — An ammunition column consists of military vehicles carrying artillery and small arms ammunition for the combatant unit to which the column belongs. Thus the ammunition columns of a division, forming part of the brigades of field artillery, carry… …
18Ammunition ship — USNS Kilauea (T AE 26), a typical contemporary ammunition ship An ammunition ship is a warship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for Navy ships and aircraft. Their cargo handling systems, designed with extreme safety in mind,… …
19ammunition — 01. Our guns were useless because we didn t have any [ammunition] left. 02. All the [ammunition] for the guns and rifles was stored in a warehouse in the corner of the army camp. 03. According to the law regarding firearms, guns and [ammunition]… …
20Ammunition Technician — An Ammunition Technician (AT) is a British Army soldier trained to inspect, repair, test and modify all ammunition and explosives used by the British Army. They are trained to safely dispose of ammunition and explosives (EOD), and to render safe… …
