English > ammunition: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | Projectiles to be fired from a gun. |
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| Synonym | ammo |
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| Narrower | belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition | Ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun |
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| cartridge | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet |
| case shot, canister, canister shot | A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
| powder and shot | ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets |
| round, unit of ammunition, one shot | A charge of ammunition for a single shot |
| shell | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile |
| tracer, tracer bullet | ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke |
| Broader | weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition | weapons considered collectively |
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| Spanish | municiones, munición |
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| Catalan | munició, municions |
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