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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Insurers don’t typically revise their plans’ offerings in the middle of a calendar year, an effort that would be logistically complex.
From Washington Post
What to do practically, politically, logistically, financially, morally?
From BBC
Production must now be exported by rail — a much more expensive and logistically challenging alternative.
From New York Times
Some people don’t live near a treatment center and can’t financially or logistically uproot themselves to go to where the treatment centers are.
From Seattle Times
Our family has loved ones who, when our finances get tight, support us logistically and financially with everything from childcare to housing expenses to Christmas gifts for our children.
From Salon
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