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Ammunition

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/nounCore term

In military & defence, ammunition means: The cartridges, shells and similar items used in weapons, treated in logistics as a stock that must be stored, moved and accounted for safely.

In Turkish: mühimmat, cephane

How it is used

Uncountable; informally 'ammo'. In logistics it is kept in special depots, issued, counted and reported with great care. Phrases: ammunition depot, ammunition storage, blank ammunition.

Example sentences

  1. Ammunition stocks are counted and checked every week.

  2. Only blank ammunition is used in this training exercise.

Common collocations

  • ammunition depot
  • ammunition storage
  • blank ammunition
  • ammunition stocks
  • supplyThe provision of food, fuel, spare parts and other materials that units need; in the plural, the materials themselves.
  • logisticsThe planning and delivery of everything forces need to live and operate: supplies, transport, maintenance, medical support and facilities.
  • materielAll the equipment, supplies and vehicles used by an armed force, considered together and as distinct from its personnel.
  • convoyA group of vehicles or ships travelling together, usually under protection and central control, to move people or supplies safely.

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