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

Without resupply, Russian units cannot hold ground and are eventually forced to abandon their positions. —Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

The next resupply mission to the International Space Station is due to get off the ground Tuesday, May 12 from Florida. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Dragon is the only ISS resupply ship that can haul material down to Earth. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026

By relying on electricity instead of ammunition, the NI-L3K reduces the need for resupply and lowers the cost per engagement. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 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