Definition of matériel
: equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization or institution
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Examples of matériel in a Sentence
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
Recent Examples of matériel from the Web
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Through one of its key front companies alone, the intelligence agency was responsible for roughly half of the country’s exports of arms and military materiel, Treasury officials said then.
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Its mssion was to train 30,000 merchant seamen for duty aboard vessels that, during wartime, delivered materiel to Allied forces.
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The World Food Program has established an air bridge, a costly undertaking but one that is essential for moving people and materiel into Bikoro.
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Mohammed afterward visited Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers against suspending any military materiel.
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Parsons stayed behind to supervise a skeleton crew assigned to scuttle ships and destroy other materiel to keep it out of enemy hands.
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The grand jury also sought communications between South Carolina employees or officers, communications with the NCAA and any non-privileged material materiel from any NCAA or internal investigations.
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The data show that based on the wide range of items ordered, the program acts like a sort of big-box store for materiel that police departments might want but can’t always afford.
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The recommendations include a new NATO logistics command that would focus on moving people and materiel more quickly.
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Origin and Etymology of matériel
French matériel, from matériel, adjective
matériel Synonyms
Synonyms
accoutrements (or accouterments), apparatus, equipment, gear, hardware, material(s), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle;
Related Words
accessories, appurtenances, attachments, fittings;
baggage, belongings, impedimenta;
appliances, facilities, instruments, machinery, tools;
apparel, attire, habiliments, raiment, trappings;
MATÉRIEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of matériel for English Language Learners
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: equipment and supplies used by soldiers
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