matériel
or ma·te·ri·el
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.
Origin of matériel
1Words that may be confused with matériel
- material, matériel
Words Nearby matériel
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How to use matériel in a sentence
Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.
Ukraine Rebels Boast About Troops and Tanks Coming from Russia | Jamie Dettmer | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe list of requested materiel provides a window into a hollow and outmatched Ukrainian military.
Once wars start, the materiel is used up pretty quickly—and then needs to be replaced.
Shares of defense contractors rise as Syria tensions mount | Sarah Langs | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAll then after World War II, our manufacturers shifted from war materiel to making stuff for ordinary people and consumers again.
In Afghanistan there is a NATO consensus that withdrawal is not an option and that more men and materiel will need to be deployed.
We must join to our doctrine political interests which will consolidate it, and keep together the materiel of my armies.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacAnd if this be so, the question as to what should be the materiel of education, becomes singularly simplified.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John RuskinHad the materiel of battle not failed, who can say that the Americans would not have maintained their position?
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. GoodrichThe minister of agriculture has recently established a special laboratory for testing agricultural materiel.
In the conduct of hostilities against a strong and determined enemy, men and materiel do not always function at their best.
Sound Military Decision | U.s. Naval War College
British Dictionary definitions for materiel
matriel
/ (məˌtɪərɪˈɛl) /
the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military force: Compare personnel
Origin of materiel
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