resupply
/ˌɹiː.səˈplaɪ/
resupply verb: to supply again.
Verb
resupply (third-person singular simple present resupplies, present participle resupplying, simple past and past participle resupplied)
Noun
IPA/ˈɹiː.səˌplaɪ/
resupply (countable and uncountable, plural resupplies)
- The act of supplying again.
- Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS).2021 December 13, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in TIME, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021
- A package of materials used to replenish supplies.
- A resupply gives you the chance to refill your fuel bottle as well as your food bag.2003, Buck Tilton, Trekker's Handbook: Strategies to Enhance Your Journey
Forms of resupply
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | resupplies |
| present participle | resupplying |
| past participle | resupplied |
| past | resupplied |
| alternative form | re-supply |
| Noun | |
| plural | resupplies |
Origin of resupply
From re- + supply.
Words formed from resupply
Words that rhyme with resupply
Questions about resupply
- What does resupply mean?
- Resupply means to supply again.
- What part of speech is resupply?
- Resupply can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce resupply?
- Resupply is pronounced /ˌɹiː.səˈplaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of resupply?
- The past tense of resupply is resupplied.
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