ammo
SubstantivVerbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈæ.məʊ//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈa.məʊ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈæ.moʊ//
Ammunition.
Substantiv
- 1
Ammunition.
Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper. Then it's “napoo-fini” (Tommy's French) for Mr. Lewis.
'Hey, Limey,' called The Robber patiently. 'Come on out or I start using pineapples. I been expectin' you an' I got plenty ammo.'
We walked onto the racecourse like a pair of Wyatt Earps, cashed up and plenty of ammo and we walked off like a pair of Elmer Fudds, out of `buwwets'.
As with handguns and rifles, some ammos are more accurate than others.
- 2
SlangChips or money, usually at a casino.
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunitionclip. English ammo Clipping of ammunition.
Verb
- 1
umgangssprachlichTo load up on ammunition.
"Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.
Formen
- Plural
- ammos
- Präteritum
- ammoed
- Partizip II
- ammoed
- Partizip I
- ammoing
- 3. Person Singular
- ammos