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
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How to use matériel in a sentence
They opened the door, and saw a bare feather-bed and bolster, the usual matériel in an unoccupied college chamber.
I soon made a fire, and, after a little rummaging, found the matériel for a good meal.
Old New Zealand: | 'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]To assist the Allied armies by keeping up the flow of matériel already in production for them in the United States.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellIt also takes care of the matériel of war which the interned persons may have had with them on entering the neutral territory.
International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox TuckerRenseignements sur le matériel de l'artillerie navale de la Grande Bretagne.
Elements of Military Art and Science | Henry Wager Halleck
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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