to resupply
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3.5
- verb
- /ˌriːsəˈplaɪ/
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reabastecer
- Their base on Spratly Island is very small, but they can land medium-sized cargo aircraft there to resupply their vessels.
And but what was going to happen is that if the job was going to go on longer, we was going to be resupplied in the field.
- And but what was going to happen is that if the job was going to go on longer, we was going to be resupplied in the field.
Examples
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We're headed back to Pearl to resupply, and it's probably because something big is coming down the pipe.
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That would give us time to rest, resupply, and be ready to travel by morning.
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Their mission was to resupply a place called the Island.
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If you want to be useful, Johnson, you can be the one to resupply the gas.
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If we're gonna make this trip, we're gonna need to resupply.
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When we get out of here, we'll need to immediately resupply.
Fiction book (2002) -
The helicopter on the left was shot down when it came in to resupply the unit.
Blog text (27) -
After we hid, they promised to resupply us in three months.
Blog text (9) -
But two Navy helicopters were dispatched to resupply another base outside New Orleans after the city flooded.
Blog text (34) -
We need to stop at the store to resupply our food and water for the journey.
Synonyms
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4.3
Fill something again after it has been used up
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3.2
Put new goods on shelves after the old ones are used or sold
Provide things needed again to a place or system
To give new equipment after old equipment is lost or broken
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Morphology
Etymology
Resupply combines re- 'again' and supply 'to give what is needed', so to resupply someone is to give them more food, water, or equipment after they have run low. That's why to resupply means to provide supplies again.