logistically
Americanadverb
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of logistically
First recorded in 1900–05; logistic 1 ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )
Example Sentences
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European military bases are facilitating one of the most logistically complex operations the U.S. military has been involved in for decades.
“It’s juicy, it’s delicious, it has a really great texture, it’s just logistically a little more forgiving.”
Selling within seven years could be logistically difficult for an investor to pull off, since a build-to-rent community is often financed by one large loan.
From Barron's
"The alternatives from China or Turkey are more expensive and more complex logistically."
From Barron's
The Milan-Cortina Games are the first Olympics officially shared between two host cities and the most logistically complex Winter Games ever, taking place over 8,500 square miles of northern Italy.
From Los Angeles Times
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