ammunition : Idioms & Phrases


Ammunition bread, shoes

  • etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. Eng.
Webster 1913

ammunition chest

  • noun a chest to hold ammunition
    caisson.
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belt ammunition

  • noun ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
    belt ammunition; belt.
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belted ammunition

  • noun ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
    belt ammunition; belt.
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Fixed ammunition

  • (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed together in a case ready for loading.
Webster 1913

Stand of ammunition

  • the projectile, cartridge, and sabot connected together.
Webster 1913

unit of ammunition

  • noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot
    one shot; round.
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