materiel
noun/məˌtɪriˈɛl/
Frequency rank: #15,723 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Military equipment, weapons, and supplies, as distinct from personnel.
Example sentence
The army struggled to advance because its materiel had been destroyed in the bombing raid.
Synonyms & related words
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