direct support
- noun
- Jargon
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apoyo directo
- Combat support units provide direct support to units clearing the way for a mission and include aviation, engineering, military intelligence, and police units.
- provide direct support
Examples
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The army's ability to respond quickly is enhanced when they can offer direct support to units engaged in combat situations.
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That and if you want to put some wording to it without unpacking it all, working in direct support of wider UK government objectives.
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In 1993, Japan pledged a donation of U.S. $200 million to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and began direct support for the PNA.
Academic text (2001) -
(n4) Iran's support to the Shiites was first demonstrated through the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and then with direct support to the newly established Hizbullah.
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In the field, mechanics were organized into both static (Area Ordnance) battalions that provided general support and upper echelons of repair, and Mobile Ordnance battalions that provided mission-oriented direct support.
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Combat support units are crucial for military operations as they provide direct support to units requesting immediate assistance during missions.
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During the operation, special forces received direct support from artillery units to effectively carry out their mission.
How Near
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'direct' (straight/immediate, no one between) simply modifies 'support' (aid), so a learner who knows both words can infer support provided without intermediaries. This adj+noun construction is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern and thus readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun direct support comes from the image of one military unit standing right behind another so it can give help fast, with direct meaning 'right next to' and support meaning 'help'. That's why in the military it means 'help sent straight to a unit that can answer its requests quickly'.