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supply lines

supply lines is the plural of supply line.

Meaning of supply line

Noun

supply line (plural supply lines)

  1. The chain of transportation mechanisms supplying food and materiel to an army in battle, or other field operation.
    • Having cracked the Germans' Enigma traffic, the Allies were able to devastate Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean.
  2. (broadly) Any system in place to provide resources to a group.
    • John Barclay and [Stuart] McInally controlled the tackle area, denying England quick possession and fracturing the champions’ supply line, Simon Berghan anchored the scrum and behind Finn Russell, missing in action in the opening two rounds, fulfilled his captain Barclay’s prediction on the eve of...2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2018

Questions about supply lines

What is supply lines the plural of?
Supply lines is the plural of supply line.

Words near supply lines in the dictionary

  1. supply curve
  2. supply curves
  3. supply depot
  4. supply depots
  5. supply line
  6. supply lines
  7. supply network
  8. supply networks
  9. supply priest
  10. supply priests
  11. supply shock

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