materiel


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materiel
n. military supplies, military equipment


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Materiel
Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management.In a military context, materiel relates to the specific needs of an army to complete a specific mission. The term is also often used in a general sense ("men and materiel") to describe the needs of a functioning army.Materiel in the commercial distribution context comprises the items being moved by the services of or as the products of the business, as distinct from those involved in operating the business itself.
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matériel
adj. material, earthly, bodily; carnal, concrete, corporeal
 
matériel (m)
n. material, substance, supply; equipment, hardware; kit, gear

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Materiel
(n.)
That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.
  

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materiel
Noun
1. equipment and supplies of a military force
(synonym) equipage
(hypernym) equipment
(hyponym) marching order
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine



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