ammunitie

Definitions of ammunitie
  1. noun
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
    synonyms: munitie, schietvoorraad
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    cascowoning
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
    kleurstift, lichtspoormunitie, stift, viltpen, viltstift
    ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
    ledenpop, leeman
    a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
    cartouche, geweerpatroon, huls, patroonhuls
    a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
    granaatkartets, granaatscherf, schrapnel
    shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
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    bewapening, krijgsmaterieel, munitie, oorlogsmateriaal, oorlogsmaterieel, oorlogstuig, schietvoorraad, wapenrusting, wapentuig, wapenuitrusting
    weapons considered collectively
  2. noun
    weapons considered collectively
    synonyms: bewapening, krijgsmaterieel, munitie, oorlogsmateriaal, oorlogsmaterieel, oorlogstuig, schietvoorraad, wapenrusting, wapentuig, wapenuitrusting
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    munitie, schietvoorraad
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
    bewapening, krijgsmaterieel, oorlogsmateriaal, oorlogsmaterieel, oorlogstuig, wapentuig
    weaponry used by military or naval force
    bom
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
    afweersysteem, defensie(-)apparaat, defensieapparaat
    the weaponry available for the defense of a region
    ijzerwaren
    major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
    artillerie, geschut, kanon, schiettuig, stuk
    large but transportable armament
    A-bom, atoombom, kernbom
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
    autobom
    a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
    fragmentatiebom, fragmentatiegranaat, splinterbom
    bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area
    dieptebom
    a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device
    brisantbom, fragmentatiebom, fragmentatiegranaat, scherfbom, splinterbom
    a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
    granaat, handgranaat, schokgranaat
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
    H-bom, waterstofbom
    a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
    brandbom, brandkogel
    a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
    draagraket, lanceerinrichting, raketinstallatie, raketwerper
    armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
    scheepskanon
    naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
    kneedbom, plasticbom
    a bomb made of plastic explosive
    cascowoning
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
    nevelbom, rookbom
    a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position
    stinkbom
    a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes
    tijdbom
    a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    torpedo
    armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
    kleurstift, lichtspoormunitie, stift, viltpen, viltstift
    ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
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    installatie
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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