supply route
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3.8
- noun
- /səˈplaɪ ˈruːt/
:
ruta de suministro
- During the conflict, the military established a secure supply route to ensure their forces were well-equipped.
- the main supply route
- a military supply route
- vital supply routes
Now, the potential plan is that Ukraine might be able to attack from the north and cut off Russia's north-south supply routes.
- Now, the potential plan is that Ukraine might be able to attack from the north and cut off Russia's north-south supply routes.
- They've found that you've got MSRS, main supply routes and they find that these were like arterial roads going straight through the desert.
- You know, you didn't have tanks coming down, coming down the main supply routes, in the main roads.
- And we were going in to basically dig in underground to an area that overlooked a, a main supply route.
Examples
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If the US invades Iran, a major overland supply route will be through Georgia.
Blog text (17) -
During the invasion, the main supply route from the Kuwaiti border to Baghdad covered a distance of 525 kilometers.
Academic text (2005) -
In addition, Syrian authorities would secure a supply route and assist with logistics.
Academic text (2007) -
You know, you didn't have tanks coming down, coming down the main supply routes, in the main roads.
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Cities sought to protect their suburbs, supply routes, and harbors.
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The British second army has been advancing towards the left trying to cut off two of our panzer divisions from our main supply route.
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In 1776, the British intended to advance from Canada using the long and narrow Lake Champlain as their main supply route.
Blog text (21) -
Most of the effort will be devoted to clearing the supply routes through the Khyber and Quetta.
Blog text (3) -
Highway 1, connecting Basra to Baghdad, was a six-lane superhighway that supported tactical and logistics traffic and served as the coalition's main supply route.
Academic text (2005) -
The soldiers relied on the supply route to transport essential materials to their base.
Synonyms
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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3.4
A route that brings food, goods, or fuel to a place
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a route used to transport supplies' is directly compositional from 'supply' (items to be provided) used attributively and 'route' (a path or road). This noun–noun compound follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun supply route comes from the simple image of a road or path used to move supply, such as food, ammunition and tools, along a route to soldiers or bases. That's why supply route means 'a route used for transporting supplies to support military or other operations'.