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MATERIEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment and supplies of a military force
Synonyms:
equipage; materiel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("materiel" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "materiel"):
baggage (the portable equipment and supplies of an army)
marching order (equipage for marching)
