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[ muh-teer-ee-el ] / məˌtɪər iˈɛl /
nounthe aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel). Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general. Origin of matérielFrom French, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at material WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH matérielmaterial, matériel Words nearby matérielmaterial mode, materials, materials handling, materials science, materia medica, matériel, maternal, maternal dystocia, maternalize, maternal placenta, maternity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matérielZaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters. Ukraine Rebels Boast About Troops and Tanks Coming from Russia|Jamie Dettmer|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once wars start, the materiel is used up pretty quickly—and then needs to be replaced. Shares of defense contractors rise as Syria tensions mount|Sarah Langs|August 29, 2013|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. Europe, Be Careful What You Ask For|Andrew Neil|November 2, 2008|DAILY BEAST Our resources of the materiel of war were well nigh infinite. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals|William H. Armstrong
You see, Im in charge of materiel procurement for the Major. The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl Nearly all their materiel would, if the time ever came, be useful for our own defense. State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt There had been much doubt among the southern leaders as to the materiel of the western armies, on both sides. Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon Contrabands thronged the camps in large numbers, and soon became an important element in the materiel of the army. Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment|Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for matériel
nounthe materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military forceCompare personnel Word Origin for materielC19: from French: material Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |