ammo
(ˈæməʊ)
Colloq. abbrev. of ammunition (used esp. of ammunition for small arms). Also attrib.
| 1917 A. G. Empey ‘Over the Top’ 282 ‘Ammo’. Rifle ammunition. 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 6 Ammo, ammunition, e.g., Ammo depot, Ammo store, etc. 1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War Oct. 78 Then you must leave it to the law of averages that the individual tanks, guns, ammo-dumps..and so on are directly hit. As the bomb strikes rush across the target area you see the petrol and ammo..bursting into flames. 1946 R. Campbell Talking Bronco 28 And we'll hand in our Ammo and Guns As we handed them in once before. |