AMMO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Projectiles to be fired from a gun

Synonyms:

ammo; ammunition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ammo" is a kind of...):

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)