ammo

noun

am·​mo ˈa-(ˌ)mō How to pronounce ammo (audio)

Examples of ammo in a Sentence

The soldiers ran out of ammo.
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Rob Bonta California attorney general wins a major gun case, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on large-capacity ammo magazines, put in place when voters passed Prop 63 in 2016. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025 But European ammo stocks were never as big as American stocks. David Axe, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The fourth quarter was a shootout until the Nets ran out of ammo. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025 Marines themselves carried about 60 rounds of ammo with them, Schmitt said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ammo

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ammo was in 1911

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“Ammo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammo. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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ammo

noun
am·​mo ˈam-ō How to pronounce ammo (audio)

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