resupplying
Sending more provisions
Resupplying is the act of providing fresh supplies to replace what has been used or depleted.
It most often appears in military and logistics contexts, where troops, ships, or remote stations need regular deliveries of food, fuel, ammunition, or equipment to remain operational.
The convoy was resupplying forward bases when it came under attack.
The word applies equally to any situation requiring replenishment, from restocking a pantry to refueling a spacecraft.
Guarded traveling group
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- forward baseMilitary position near enemy
- depotVehicle storage facility
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
garrison · theater · cache · sortie · field operations · outpost · reinforcement · materiel
Controlled food portions
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- fuelEnergy source material
- waterClear essential liquid
- foodstuffsEdible items or ingredients
medicines · equipment · gear · spare parts · essentials · necessities · materials · commodities
Catalog of held assets
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
stockpile · backstock · storefront · retail · supermarket · groceries · pharmacy · replenishment
Allocation across recipients
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- shipmentGoods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
inventory management · sourcing · consignment · trucking · pallets · forklift · intermodal · dispatch
Expedition's operational hub
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- portersThose who carry baggage
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- waypointNavigation reference location
food drop · mountaineering · trekking · wilderness · remote · backcountry · mail drop · thru-hiking
convoy
Guarded traveling group
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- forward baseMilitary position near enemy
- depotVehicle storage facility
quartermaster · garrison · theater · cache · sortie · field operations · outpost · reinforcement · materiel · airlift
rations
Controlled food portions
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- fuelEnergy source material
- waterClear essential liquid
foodstuffs · medicines · equipment · gear · spare parts · essentials · necessities · materials · commodities · tools
inventory
Catalog of held assets
merchandise · stockpile · backstock · storefront · retail · supermarket · groceries · pharmacy · replenishment · stock rotation
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- shipmentGoods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
warehousing · inventory management · sourcing · consignment · trucking · pallets · forklift · intermodal · dispatch · staging
base camp
Expedition's operational hub
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- portersThose who carry baggage
- cacheConcealed storage spot
waypoint · food drop · mountaineering · trekking · wilderness · remote · backcountry · mail drop · thru-hiking · ultralight
- self-carebathing, self-care, renewal, brushing teeth, bath bombs
- equipment upgradesupgrading, modernizing, system overhaul
resupplyingdepleting
Progressively using up
draining · exhausting · consuming · using up · emptying
resupplyingcutting off
Separating by force
blockading · embargoing · besieging · interdicting · starving
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