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

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

The other major source of Musk’s wealth is SpaceX, a rocket manufacturer that’s been tapped by NASA to resupply the International Space Station. —Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers and Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram died after both were conducting a nighttime raid of a ship illegally transporting advanced lethal aid from Iran to resupply Houthi forces in Yemen, PEOPLE previously reported. —Brian Brant, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1