ammunition
/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
noun
- Bullets, shells, or other projectiles fired from a weapon, along with the necessary explosives and primers.
- The hunter bought a box of ammunition for his shotgun at the sporting goods store.
- During the war, the factory produced ammunition around the clock.
- The soldiers loaded their rifles with ammunition before the mission.
- Information or arguments used to support a position or attack an opponent in a debate or conflict.
- His opponent's mistakes provided ammunition for the campaign ads.
- She gathered statistics as ammunition to argue for better school funding.
- The leaked emails gave the journalist plenty of ammunition for her article.
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