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English noun: ammunition | |||
| 1. | ammunition (artifact) projectiles to be fired from a gun | ||
| Synonyms | ammo | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition, canister, canister shot, cartridge, case shot, one shot, powder and shot, round, shell, tracer, tracer bullet, unit of ammunition | ||
| 2. | ammunition (substance) any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| 3. | ammunition (communication) information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint | ||
| Samples | His admission provided ammunition for his critics. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | info, information | ||
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