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  • noun Plural form of ammunition.

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Examples

  • They are getting cheap weapons -- ammunitions from the Russians.

    CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2001 2001

  • They say the United States is asking questions about troop deployment by the Taliban, asking questions about locations of strategic sites of importance, such as ammunitions dumps, troop deployment, military headquarters, airports, all potential attack sites.

    CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2001 2001

  • Two weeks ago, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov called at the Syrian port of Tartus and, according to reports, dropped off a few tons of ammunitions.

    Bashar's Russian Pals 2012

  • The authorities confirmed, some remotely located ammunitions containing large amounts of explosives and pyrotechnics exploded, but there was no loss of life or limb.

    Burn Christian Bell 2011

  • NATO war planes continued a steady operational tempo over the weekend carrying out 48 airstrikes on Saturday, including an ammunitions storage facility in Bani Walid.

    Rebel Reinforcements Encircle Gadhafi Stronghold Charles Levinson 2011

  • NATO war planes continued a steady operational tempo over the weekend carrying out 48 airstrikes on Saturday, including an ammunitions storage facility in Bani Walid.

    Libya Rebels Poised to Attack Gadhafi Stronghold Charles Levinson 2011

  • Somalia is inundated with arms and ammunitions, and anyone with money can buy them to kill and maim the innocent such as women, children, elderly and minorities with impunity.

    Sadia Ali Aden: "SSC" Is the Last Hope to Bridge Somalia Back Together Sadia Ali Aden 2012

  • Qatar has been sending rebels anti-tank weapons, small arms, ammunitions, and bullet proof vests, among other such items for months, according to rebel officials who help manage and distribute the shipments in Benghazi.

    Rebel Chief Says Gadhafi, Family Can Stay in Libya Charles Levinson 2011

  • Somalia is inundated with arms and ammunitions, and anyone with money can buy them to kill and maim the innocent such as women, children, elderly and minorities with impunity.

    Sadia Ali Aden: "SSC" Is the Last Hope to Bridge Somalia Back Together Sadia Ali Aden 2012

  • In "I might die before I get a rifle: Untitled_Device I," which shows a rubber-gloved hand holding a mortar shell, Mr. Raad juxtaposes an inkjet-printed image with an explanation that attributes the work to a fictional ammunitions expert in the Lebanese Army, named Hannah Mrad.

    A Prize Born in Violence J.S. Marcus 2011

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