Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live ammunition

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: live am-mu-ni-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

live ammunitions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blank cartridge

Questions

What does live ammunition mean?: A complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder.

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