matériel
or ma·te·ri·el
[muh-teer-ee-el]
- the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.
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Origin of matériel
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Contemporary Examples
Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.
Once wars start, the materiel is used up pretty quickly—and then needs to be replaced.
In Afghanistan there is a NATO consensus that withdrawal is not an option and that more men and materiel will need to be deployed.
Historical Examples
Our resources of the materiel of war were well nigh infinite.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole GeneralsWilliam H. Armstrong
You see, Im in charge of materiel procurement for the Major.
The Knights of ArthurFrederik Pohl
It is not with materiel of this kind that war is waged; it is with field pieces.
All our equipage--horses, carts, and the materiel of the camp--had been sold at public auction at Bellevue.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and CaliforniaBrevet Col. J.C. Fremont
There had been much doubt among the southern leaders as to the materiel of the western armies, on both sides.
Four Years in Rebel CapitalsT. C. DeLeon
materiel
matriel
- the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military forceCompare personnel
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Word Origin
C19: from French: material
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Word Origin and History for materiel
n.
1814, from French matériel "material," noun use of adj. matériel (see material (adj.)). A later borrowing of the same word that became material (n.).
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