matériel

Or ma·te·ri·el

[muh-teer-ee-el]

noun

1. the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (personnel ).

2. Military.,  arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.

materiel

/ məˌtɪərɪˈɛl /

noun

1. the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military force Compare personnel

Word History and Origins

Origin of matériel¹

From French, dating back to 1805–15; material

Word History and Origins

Origin of matériel¹

C19: from French: _material

Example Sentences

"It is crucial that Ukraine receives critical defence materiel quickly," he added.

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Remember, until relatively recently, the EU hadn’t produced the vast quantities of war materiel for a long time.

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Diplomats and U.S. officials also say the wealthy Gulf state is also supplying howitzers, heavy machine guns, and mortars, with U.S. intelligence agencies adding that the U.A.E. has been accelerating the flow of materiel to the RSF in recent months and enabling it to launch fresh offensives.

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Separate reports, including from the Defense Intelligence Agency and the State Department’s intelligence bureau, show an increase in the flow of materiel from the U.A.E. to the rebel Rapid Support Forces since the spring, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence.

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The materiel includes the advanced Chinese-made drones along with small arms, heavy machine guns, vehicles, artillery, mortars and ammunition, the officials said.

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