ammunition

== English == === Etymology === From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ === Noun === ammunition (countable and uncountable, plural ammunitions) Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. Synonym: ammo (obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. (figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ammunition (third-person singular simple present ammunitions, present participle ammunitioning, simple past and past participle ammunitioned) To supply with ammunition. == Swedish == === Etymology === From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition as l'amunition, from Latin munitio. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ammunition c (uncountable) ammunition (articles used in charging firearms) [from 1658] (figurative) ammunition (arguments and information) [from 1907] ==== Declension ==== === References === “ammunition”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) ammunition in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)