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Definition of Materiel

1. Noun. Equipment and supplies of a military force.

Definition of Materiel

1. Noun. Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies. ¹

2. Noun. (form of variant spelling materiel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Materiel

1. the aggregate of equipment and supplies used by an organization [n -S]

Medical Definition of Materiel

1. That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc, of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers. Origin: F. See Material. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Materiel

Literary usage of Materiel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"This level consists of the war materiel requirement less the sum of the peacetime assets assumed to be available on D-day and the war materiel procurement ..."

2. Chemical Weapons and Material: Key Factors Affecting Disposal Costs and Schedule by Thomas J. Howard (1999)
"In 1992, the Congress directed the Army to plan for the disposal of chemical warfare materiel not included in the stockpile. The Army has spent nearly $3.2 ..."

3. International Law by George Grafton Wilson (1922)
"The restitution of the materiel shall take place in accordance with the ... Buildings and materiel pertaining to fixed establishments shall remain subject ..."

4. History of the Civil War in America by Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans Paris, Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro, Henry Coppée, John Page Nicholson (1876)
"THE materiel OF WAR. BEFORE we resume the narrative of military operations we must close our inquiry into the organization of the two contending armies with ..."

5. Essay on the Necessity of Improving Our National Forces by William Theobald Wolfe Tone (1819)
"CHAPTER V. • •Necessity of organizing both the materiel and personnel of our defensive means on a permanent footing, in time of peace, and under the sole ..."

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