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Supply

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/səˈplaɪ/nounCore term

In military & defence, supply means: The provision of food, fuel, spare parts and other materials that units need; in the plural, the materials themselves.

In Turkish: ikmal, tedarik, malzeme

How it is used

Also a verb: to supply a unit with fuel. 'Supplies' means the goods: medical supplies, food supplies. NATO sorts supplies into classes, such as Class I for food and Class III for fuel. Phrases: supply chain, supply depot, resupply.

Example sentences

  1. Supply trucks arrive at the camp every second day.

  2. We are running low on medical supplies; please send a request today.

Common collocations

  • supply chain
  • supply depot
  • medical supplies
  • supply route
  • resupply
  • logisticsThe planning and delivery of everything forces need to live and operate: supplies, transport, maintenance, medical support and facilities.
  • ammunitionThe cartridges, shells and similar items used in weapons, treated in logistics as a stock that must be stored, moved and accounted for safely.
  • convoyA group of vehicles or ships travelling together, usually under protection and central control, to move people or supplies safely.
  • spare partsReplacement components kept in stock so that worn or broken parts of vehicles, aircraft and systems can be changed quickly.
  • materielAll the equipment, supplies and vehicles used by an armed force, considered together and as distinct from its personnel.

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