resupply

verb

re·​sup·​ply (ˌ)rē-sə-ˈplī 

resupplied; resupplying

1

transitive : to supply (someone or something) again

resupplying the troops/ships

Besieged populations could sometimes be resupplied by air or sea, or at least by ground or naval forces protected by air cover.

—Victor Davis Hanson

2

intransitive : to replenish supplies

The more food you carry, the less frequently you need to resupply.

—Victoria Logue

resupply noun

plural resupplies

resupplies of food/ammunition

With ground resupply readily available, they seldom ate anything they weren't carrying …

—Rod Nordland

on a resupply mission

a navy resupply ship

Examples of resupply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Astronauts stay stocked up thanks to resupply missions NASA also keeps the space station stocked with food, supplies, water, clothing and oxygen with resupply missions that occur about every three months. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024

Military defections across the country in recent months have indicated that the junta's failure to resupply troops with food, water, ammunition, and medical supplies has led to collapsing morale, according to Abuza at the National War College. —Fox News, 7 May 2024

That shouldn’t be a problem are those are the two standards for plugging into your laptop or a power charger to resupply your phone or other gadget. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

Ukrainian troops use the road connecting the two to resupply the front lines and evacuate casualties toward Dnipro. —Mariya Knight, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1