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Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
ammunition — (n.) 1620s, from French soldiers faulty separation of M.Fr. la munition into l ammunition; from L. munitionem (nom. munitio) a fortifying (see MUNITION (Cf. munition)), and at first meaning all military supplies in general. The mistake in the… … Etymology dictionary
ammunition — [am΄yo͞o nish′ən, am΄yənish′ən] n. [Fr amunition, by faulty separation of la munition: see MUNITIONS] 1. Obs. any military supplies 2. anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon, as bullets, gunpowder, shot, shells, bombs, grenades,… … English World dictionary
ammunition — /am yeuh nish euhn/, n. 1. the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and esp. shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns. 2. the means of igniting or exploding such material, as primers,… … Universalium
Ammunition column — An ammunition column consists of military vehicles carrying artillery and small arms ammunition for the combatant unit to which the column belongs. Thus the ammunition columns of a division, forming part of the brigades of field artillery, carry… … Wikipedia
ammunition — [17] Ammunition is one of many words which resulted from a mistaken analysis of ‘article’ plus ‘noun’ (compare ADDER). In this case, French la munition ‘the munitions, the supplies’ was misapprehended as l’ammunition, and borrowed thus into… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ammunition — [17] Ammunition is one of many words which resulted from a mistaken analysis of ‘article’ plus ‘noun’ (compare ADDER). In this case, French la munition ‘the munitions, the supplies’ was misapprehended as l’ammunition, and borrowed thus into… … Word origins
ammunition — /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən / (say .amyuh nishuhn) noun 1. all the material used in discharging all types of firearms or any weapon that throws projectiles; powder, shot, shrapnel, bullets, cartridges, and the means of igniting and exploding them, as primers… …
ammunition — am•mu•ni•tion [[t]ˌæm yəˈnɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) mil fired or detonated material used in combat, as rockets or bombs, and esp. bullets or shells fired by guns 2) mil the means of detonating such material, as primers or fuzes 3) mil any weapon used in a … From formal English to slang
expendable supplies and materiel — Supplies that are consumed in use, such as ammunition, paint, fuel, cleaning and preserving materials, surgical dressings, drugs, medicines, etc., or that lose their identity, such as spare parts, etc. Also called consumable supplies and materiel … Military dictionary
Wolf Ammunition — is a Russian clearinghouse company that sells ammunition produced in former state owned (USSR) factories. The company is known for providing decent quality ammunition at extremely low prices. Wolf produces ammunition in the most popular rifle and … Wikipedia
Badger Army Ammunition Plant — Infobox Military Structure name=Badger Army Ammunition Plant caption=General view of Badger Army Ammunition Plant location=Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin built=1942 used=World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War controlledby=Department of the ArmyThe Badger … Wikipedia