matériel
noun
ma·té·ri·el
mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈel 
variants
or materiel
: equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization or institution
Synonyms
Examples of matériel in a Sentence
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
Recent Examples on the Web
The Normandy invasion combined thorough planning, mobilizing vast materiel and great imagination.
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Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
The administration also provided billions in new security assistance to Taiwan, including by providing materiel directly from U.S. stockpiles for the first time.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Throwing so much of its best materiel at Israel with so little physical impact could be an embarrassing setback for Iran.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Tehran proffered money, materiel, and other support that made the October 7 attack possible, including military technologies, intelligence, and as much as $300 million per year in financial assistance.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The goal should be for European states to provide at least 50 percent of funding, troops, and materiel for responding to a contingency under NATO’s Article 5.
Facing threats from revisionist neighbors, Japan and South Korea see the sovereignty of Ukraine as a matter of their national interest.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Russian advantages in manpower, materiel, and defense production have grown in the past year, whereas U.S. ammunition deliveries have been throttled and are at risk of being curtailed almost entirely because of an impasse over funding in the U.S. Congress.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024
Their military-industrial complex appears to be humming in producing war materiel, and the Kremlin’s coffers have never been fuller.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite bellicose warnings in the initial days of the conflict, the Kremlin has refrained from conducting strikes against Ukraine’s Western allies, even though shipments of materiel destined for Ukrainian forces are regularly arriving from Poland, a NATO member.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
The administration also provided billions in new security assistance to Taiwan, including by providing materiel directly from U.S. stockpiles for the first time.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Throwing so much of its best materiel at Israel with so little physical impact could be an embarrassing setback for Iran.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Tehran proffered money, materiel, and other support that made the October 7 attack possible, including military technologies, intelligence, and as much as $300 million per year in financial assistance.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The goal should be for European states to provide at least 50 percent of funding, troops, and materiel for responding to a contingency under NATO’s Article 5.
Facing threats from revisionist neighbors, Japan and South Korea see the sovereignty of Ukraine as a matter of their national interest.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Russian advantages in manpower, materiel, and defense production have grown in the past year, whereas U.S. ammunition deliveries have been throttled and are at risk of being curtailed almost entirely because of an impasse over funding in the U.S. Congress.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024
Their military-industrial complex appears to be humming in producing war materiel, and the Kremlin’s coffers have never been fuller.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite bellicose warnings in the initial days of the conflict, the Kremlin has refrained from conducting strikes against Ukraine’s Western allies, even though shipments of materiel destined for Ukrainian forces are regularly arriving from Poland, a NATO member.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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matériel
noun
ma·té·ri·el
variants
or materiel
: equipment and supplies used by a group or organization
Etymology
French
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