resupply

Send more provisions

Resupply is to provide fresh supplies to replace what has been used or depleted.

The term appears most often in military and expedition contexts: The troops waited for resupply before advancing.

As a noun, it refers to the supplies themselves or the act of delivering them: a resupply of ammunition, the resupply arrived by helicopter.

inventory

restock

Replenish depleted inventory

backstock · reserves · warehouse · shelf · merchandise · goods · products · commodities · materials · assets

military

ammunition

Weapon projectiles and charges

convoy · airdrop · depot · cache · quartermaster · sortie · outpost · base · materiel · ordnance

logistics

cargo

Transported goods

transportation · freight · shipment · trucking · fulfillment · procurement · dispatch · carrier · pallets · containers

humanitarian

relief

Easing of distress

charity · NGO · UNICEF · crisis · disaster · refugee · distribution · shelter · volunteers · airdrop

sustenance

rations

Controlled food portions

nutrition · sustenance · groceries · pantry · nourishment · hydration · calories · meals · snacks · energy

expedition

provisions

Stockpiled food and supplies

waypoint · trailhead · mountaineering · trek · backcountry · wilderness · summit · bivouac · hut · shelter

Categories
Opposites
provision vs. deprivation

resupplydeprive

To withhold or remove

withhold · confiscate · seize · strip · deny

continuation vs. cessation of supply

resupplycut off

Separated or disconnected

blockade · embargo · interdict · besiege · siege

replenishment vs. depletion

resupplydeplete

Greatly reduce supply

exhaust · drain · consume · use up · empty

Family

resupplying, resupplied, resupplies

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G