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materiel

 
Dictionary: ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el (mə-tîr'ē-ĕl') pronunciation
 
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The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See synonyms at equipment.

[French matériel, consisting of matter, materiel, from Old French material. See material.]


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    Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose: accouterment (often used in plural), apparatus, equipment, gear, material (used in plural), outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout. See means.

 

[mǝܖtirēܒel] also matériel

mǝܖtirēˈel also matériel n. military materials and equipment.

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Military Dictionary: materiel
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(DOD) All items (including ships, tanks, self-propelled weapons, aircraft, etc., and related spares, repair parts, and support equipment, but excluding real property, installations, and utilities) necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities without distinction as to its application for administrative or combat purposes. See also equipment; personal property.

 
Wikipedia: Materiel
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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 a force 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.

A tanker trailer being moved as part of exercise Cobra Gold


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Translations: Matériel
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - materiel

Français (French)
n. - matériel de guerre, matériel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausrüstung

Italiano (Italian)
equipaggiamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - equipamento (m)

Español (Spanish)
n. - material bélico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - materiel


 
 

 

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