supply line
noun
: the route that is used to deliver food, equipment, etc., to soldiers during a war
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Alaska provides a direct Pacific route that bypasses traditional chokepoints, offering Seoul a more secure supply line from a trusted ally.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
As well as serving as a vital supply line for Moscow’s troops, the Crimean Bridge also has huge symbolic value for President Vladimir Putin, embodying his objective to bind the Ukrainian peninsula to Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Most plumbers and almost all DIYers pipe hose faucets with a 1/2-inch-diameter supply line.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
At the time of the Ukrainian retreat from Kursk last week—a departure precipitated by an elite Russian drone group deploying to the oblast and bombarding Ukraine’s main supply line—Ukrainian tankers had already achieved local tank superiority in some areas.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
There was time for one more bamboozling of an Inter defence who admittedly got their act together for the second half, cutting out the supply line to Yamal and denying him space.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Some of these missiles were manufactured as recently as 2020, indicating a supply line that has remained active well into recent years.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Every military supply line disrupted, every Rouble blocked, and every enabler of Putin's aggression exposed is a step towards a just and lasting peace, and towards security and prosperity in the UK as a part of this government's Plan for Change.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The Russians closed in from the west, eventually deploying an elite drone force that severed the main supply line into the salient, destroying hundreds of Ukrainian vehicles and ultimately forcing the Ukrainian survivors out of Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
As well as serving as a vital supply line for Moscow’s troops, the Crimean Bridge also has huge symbolic value for President Vladimir Putin, embodying his objective to bind the Ukrainian peninsula to Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Most plumbers and almost all DIYers pipe hose faucets with a 1/2-inch-diameter supply line.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
At the time of the Ukrainian retreat from Kursk last week—a departure precipitated by an elite Russian drone group deploying to the oblast and bombarding Ukraine’s main supply line—Ukrainian tankers had already achieved local tank superiority in some areas.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
There was time for one more bamboozling of an Inter defence who admittedly got their act together for the second half, cutting out the supply line to Yamal and denying him space.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Some of these missiles were manufactured as recently as 2020, indicating a supply line that has remained active well into recent years.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Every military supply line disrupted, every Rouble blocked, and every enabler of Putin's aggression exposed is a step towards a just and lasting peace, and towards security and prosperity in the UK as a part of this government's Plan for Change.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The Russians closed in from the west, eventually deploying an elite drone force that severed the main supply line into the salient, destroying hundreds of Ukrainian vehicles and ultimately forcing the Ukrainian survivors out of Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Supply line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply%20line. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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