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logistically

[loh-jis-tik-lee, luh-]

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to logistics, the branch of military operations dealing with the supply, maintenance, and distribution of equipment and personnel.

    In antiquity, warfare became associated with agriculture because armies depended logistically on huge granaries.

  2. in a way that relates to the planning, coordination, and implementation of the details of any operation.

    With the help of my very understanding wife, I began planning both logistically and financially to return to Mount Everest to film some new material.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of logistically1

First recorded in 1900–05; logistic 1 ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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For buyers to secure lower rates from previous owners, mortgages would have to be made assumable retroactively—a far-from-certain assumption and likely logistically difficult given the way mortgages are packaged and sold to investors.

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Many of Nepal's mid-range peaks remain logistically out of reach -- not because they are too difficult, but because they are too remote.

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The project is costly and logistically difficult, and must contend with a Chinese arsenal that now features upgraded versions of the DF-26, a missile known as the “Guam killer.”

But logistically that wasn’t possible until next week, and Halligan didn’t want to wait.

Not only will the new agreement help logistically by not requiring well-known venues to adopt generic temporary nicknames, but it will ease costs as existing signage can remain in place outside of the venue.

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loˈgisticlogistic curve