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AMMO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Projectiles to be fired from a gun
Synonyms:
ammo; ammunition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ammo" is a kind of...):
arms; implements of war; munition; weaponry; weapons system (weapons considered collectively)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ammo"):
belt; belt ammunition; belted ammunition (ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun)
cartridge (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun)
canister; canister shot; case 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)
one shot; round; unit of ammunition (a charge of ammunition for a single shot)
shell (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)
tracer; tracer bullet (ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke)
