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. See personnel
   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

Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.

From The Daily Beast

The list of requested materiel provides a window into a hollow and outmatched Ukrainian military.

From The Daily Beast

Once wars start, the materiel is used up pretty quickly—and then needs to be replaced.

From The Daily Beast

All then after World War II, our manufacturers shifted from war materiel to making stuff for ordinary people and consumers again.

From The Daily Beast

In Afghanistan there is a NATO consensus that withdrawal is not an option and that more men and materiel will need to be deployed.

From The Daily Beast

We must join to our doctrine political interests which will consolidate it, and keep together the materiel of my armies.

From Project Gutenberg

And if this be so, the question as to what should be the materiel of education, becomes singularly simplified.

From Project Gutenberg

Had the materiel of battle not failed, who can say that the Americans would not have maintained their position?

From Project Gutenberg

The minister of agriculture has recently established a special laboratory for testing agricultural materiel.

From Project Gutenberg

In the conduct of hostilities against a strong and determined enemy, men and materiel do not always function at their best.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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