resupply

verb

re·sup·ply (ˌ)rē-sə-ˈplī

resupplied; resupplying

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

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

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That shouldn’t be a problem are those are the two standards for plugging into your laptop or a power charger to resupply your phone or other gadget. —

Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Ukrainian troops use the road connecting the two to resupply the front lines and evacuate casualties toward Dnipro. —

Mariya Knight, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024 The other major source of Musk’s wealth is SpaceX, a rocket manufacturer that’s been tapped by NASA to resupply the International Space Station. —

Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers and Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram died after both were conducting a nighttime raid of a ship illegally transporting advanced lethal aid from Iran to resupply Houthi forces in Yemen, PEOPLE previously reported. —

Brian Brant, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resupply