AMMUNI'TION, noun [Latin ad and munitio, from munio, to fortify.] Military stores, or provisions for attack or defense. In modern usage, the signification is confined to the articles which are used in the discharge of fire-arms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, bombs, various kinds of shot, etc. Ammunition-bread, bread or other provisions to supply troops.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI