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ammo

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am·mo  (m)
n. Informal
Ammunition.

ammo [ˈæməʊ]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) Informal short for ammunition
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ammoammo - projectiles to be fired from a gun  
belt ammunition, belted ammunition, belt - 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 bullet, tracer - ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectively
Translations
ammo
n (inf)Munition f

ammo [ˈӕməu]
short for ammunition.


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From the editors of Guns & Ammo Magazine comes an authoritative guide to historic and modern firearms in THE SHOOTER'S GUIDE TO CLASSIC FIREARMS, which offers a 'classic test' series to consider the history, technology and operation of selected world firearms.
From the editors of Guns & Ammo Magazine comes an authoritative guide to historic and modern firearms in THE SHOOTER'S GUIDE TO CLASSIC FIREARMS, which offers a 'classic test' series to consider the history, technology and operation of selected world firearms.
The fact that proprietors of gun shops are often inclined to be armed while at work was driven home to three teenagers when they attempted to rob Alaskan Guns and Ammo in Fairbanks on February 8.
 
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