resupply

verb

re·​sup·​ply (ˌ)rē-sə-ˈplī How to pronounce resupply (audio)
resupplied; resupplying
1
transitive : to supply (someone or something) again
resupplying the troops/ships
Besieged populations could sometimes be resupplied by air or sea, or at least by ground or naval forces protected by air cover.Victor Davis Hanson
2
intransitive : to replenish supplies
The more food you carry, the less frequently you need to resupply.Victoria Logue
resupply noun
plural resupplies
resupplies of food/ammunition
With ground resupply readily available, they seldom ate anything they weren't carrying … Rod Nordland
on a resupply mission
a navy resupply ship

Examples of resupply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another top priority must be to repair and resupply health facilities to get the public health system back online. Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024 Biden continued to underscore the United States' support for Ukraine as the war nears its second anniversary, and emphasize the need for Congress to pass the funding bill to resupply Ukrainian forces. Haley Chi-Sing, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024 Though impressive, these and other operations have momentarily disrupted Russia’s use of the Black Sea to blockade Ukraine’s grain shipments, launch missiles against Ukraine and resupply its soldiers. Paul Lushenko, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024 That was the dilemma faced by Northrop Grumman, a SpaceX competitor in the market to resupply the ISS, in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024 But the most decisive fight may also be the least immediately visible: Russia and Ukraine will spend the next twelve months in a race to determine which side can better reconstitute and resupply its forces, in terms of not only personnel but also shells, rockets, and drones. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 The latest estimate from South Korea offers fresh clues on the crucial but highly secretive role North Korea is playing to help resupply Moscow’s war of attrition at a time when Ukraine’s own need for vital military resupplies is being held up by predominantly Republican lawmakers in Washington. Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 The proposal could be the best chance for President Joe Biden to resupply Ukraine with wartime aid — a major foreign policy goal that is shared with both the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and top Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell. Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024 Lincoln also made the decision to resupply federal facilities in the southern states, including Fort Sumter in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of resupply was in 1579

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“Resupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resupply. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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