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logistically

American  
[loh-jis-tik-lee, luh-] / loʊˈdʒɪs tɪk li, lə- /

adverb

  1. 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.

  2. 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. )


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Guarding every potential target simultaneously with fixed missile batteries is logistically impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

And changes that may seem more easily done – such as a reduction of the length of the school day – would be hugely problematic to implement logistically.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"It's logistically relatively easy for ICE to deport them to a third country," she added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Asked why nothing was done until now, he speculated that it’s such a “big issue” — emotionally charged and logistically challenging — that the agencies didn’t want to touch it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Millions of people had to be moved, fed, and logistically supported on many fronts.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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