ammunition
ammunition
/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
1 a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns
The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition.
They issued live ammunition to the troops.
A few of the men had run out of ammunition.
Collocations
adjective
… of ammunition
verb + ammunition
ammunition + noun
2 information that can be used against another person in an argument
The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
These figures provide political ammunition to police chiefs arguing for more resources.
Word Origin
late 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ from Latin munitio(n-) ‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’.