resupply

verb

re·​sup·​ply (ˌ)rē-sə-ˈplī 

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

For the last decade and a half, NASA has relied upon Elon Musk’s space company to resupply the International Space Station, end US reliance on Russia for crew transport, and develop a critical piece of the puzzle for beating China back to the Moon. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

In 2006, while facing the looming retirement of the space shuttle, NASA searched for a private alternative to resupply the International Space Station. — Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The drills include amphibious landing, air and missile defense and mine sweeping, as well as intelligence gathering, logistics and resupply and casualty evacuation on several remote islands, including Tanegashima. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

The morphing nebula from Tuesday morning’s launch was the result of a SpaceX Falcon 9 flight to resupply the International Space Station. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resupply

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi