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materiel Definition

ma·teri·el (mə tir′ē el, -tirē əl)

noun

materials and tools necessary to any work, enterprise, etc.; specif., weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. of armed forces

Etymology: Fr matériel: see material

materiel Synonyms

materiel

n.

machinery, implements, war equipment; see equipment.

materiel Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • capture: The second is enemy equipment or materiel captured or found on the battlefield.
  • use: The materiel used for the lashing is simply withes of wood.
  • require: Forces and materiel not required for subsequent operations will be redeployed to CONUS or the home theater to prepare for future missions.
  • purchase: Tho, if he were able to purchase fissile materiel illegally, it would only be a year or two.
  • find: Units turn in found materiel to maintenance collection points.

Adjective modifier

  • other: Additional shipments of Chieftain tanks spares, NBC equipment and other materiel were sanctioned over Lt. Col Glazebrook's objections.
  • military: The Bush administration's sanctions policy targets military materiel while allowing civilian goods to flow more freely.
  • lethal: Left to his own devices he would have exported far greater quantities of lethal materiel to both Iran and Iraq.
  • fissile: Tho, if he were able to purchase fissile materiel illegally, it would only be a year or two.
  • raw: What is a bad person but raw materiel for his teacher?
  • much: Supply personnel make plans to upload as much materiel as possible with the maneuvering units.

Modifies a noun

  • management: There are four weapon system oriented materiel management branches.
  • center: The regiment materiel management center is normally collocated with the rear command post.
  • section: Finally, the materiel section is responsible for all repair parts supplies.
  • officer: They advise the brigade materiel management officer and maintenance company commander of problem areas.
  • condition: Record needed information to be used for evaluating materiel condition.
  • readiness: Materiel readiness has improved substantially in part, due to the tremendous support of Congress.

Noun used with modifier

  • war: All Bush can do at this point is to maintain consensus on blocking the sale of war materiel to Iraq.
  • brigade: The brigade materiel manager contacts the materiel manager of allied nations for disposition instructions.
  • enemy: Miscellaneous supplies include water, maps, captured enemy materiel, and salvage materiel.