matériel
noun
ma·té·ri·el
mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈel 
variants
or materiel
: equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization or institution
Examples of matériel in a Sentence
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
Recent Examples on the Web
The United States would continue to provide NATO with nuclear guarantees, intelligence, enabling capabilities, materiel, some forces, and a supreme commander.
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Iran has not acknowledged losses of military materiel in the war so far.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
For many years the LCG has been observed acting as such a proxy, intercepting and returning people trying to escape Libya, in exchange for hundreds of millions of euros in funding, materiel and training.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Ukraine makes occasional drone strikes within Russia, and its degradation of Russian naval power in the Black Sea has been impressive, but Kyiv lacks the manpower and the materiel to capture large amounts of territory.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Iran has not acknowledged losses of military materiel in the war so far.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
For many years the LCG has been observed acting as such a proxy, intercepting and returning people trying to escape Libya, in exchange for hundreds of millions of euros in funding, materiel and training.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Ukraine makes occasional drone strikes within Russia, and its degradation of Russian naval power in the Black Sea has been impressive, but Kyiv lacks the manpower and the materiel to capture large amounts of territory.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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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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