Definition

Noun: - Ammunition: A general term for all types of projectiles (like bullets, shells, grenades) and their propelling charges used in warfare or combat. It refers to the complete units of explosive material and projectiles designed to be fired from weapons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân đội phải đảm bảo nguồn cung cấp đạn dược liên tục cho mặt trận. (The army must ensure a continuous supply of ammunition to the front line.)
  • Kho đạn dược được canh gác cẩn mật. (The ammunition depot is heavily guarded.)
  • Việc vận chuyển đạn dược trong chiến tranh là vô cùng nguy hiểm. (Transporting ammunition during war is extremely dangerous.)

Advanced Usage

• "thiếu hụt đạn dược": to have an ammunition shortage.
  • Đơn vị đó đã phải rút lui vì thiếu hụt đạn dược. (That unit had to retreat due to an ammunition shortage.)
• "tiếp tế đạn dược": to supply/provide ammunition.
  • Máy bay đảm nhận nhiệm vụ tiếp tế đạn dược cho các vị trí bị cô lập. (The planes undertook the mission of supplying ammunition to isolated positions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đạn (noun): A more general term for a bullet, shell, or round. It can refer to a single unit of ammunition.
  • Một viên đạn. (A bullet.)
• Vũ khí, đạn dược (phrase): A common compound phrase meaning "weapons and ammunition".
  • Thu giữ nhiều vũ khí, đạn dược. (To confiscate many weapons and ammunition.)

Synonyms

• Vật liệu nổ (noun): Explosive materials. (This is a broader term that includes ammunition but also other explosives.)
• Đạn được (noun): An older or less common variant with the same meaning.

Notes on Meaning

• The word đạn dược is a compound of "đạn" (projectile/bullet) and "dược" (medicine/drug, here meaning the propellant or explosive compound). It is a formal and military term.
• It is almost exclusively used in military, historical, or security contexts to refer to supplies for weapons. It is not used for toys (e.g., toy gun darts) or non-combat projectiles (e.g., sports arrows).

noun

1. ammunition