live ammunition

Meanings

nounlive ammunition (countable and uncountable, plural live ammunitions)

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

Also see

Arabic ذَخِيرَةٌ حَيَّة

ذَخِيرَةٌ حَيَّة (ḏaḵīratun ḥayya)(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Chinese Mandarin 實彈 /实弹

實彈 /实弹 (shídàn)(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Hungarian éles lőszer

éles lőszer(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Japanese 実弾

実弾 (jitsudan)(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Korean 실탄

실탄 (siltan)(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Spanish munición real

munición real(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Swedish skarp ammunition

skarp ammunition(firearms) a complete, unfired cartridge that contains a bullet, a cartridge box, a primer, and gunpowder

Cite this entry

APA

live ammunition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20ammunition

MLA

“live ammunition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20ammunition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live ammunition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20ammunition.