resupply

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ supply.

Pronunciation

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verb
noun

Verb

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resupply (third-person singular simple present resupplies, present participle resupplying, simple past and past participle resupplied)

  1. (transitive) To supply again.
    1. (intransitive) To stock up on supplies again; synonym of restock.

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Noun

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resupply (countable and uncountable, plural resupplies)

  1. (uncountable) The act of supplying again.
    • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine[1]:
      Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS).
  2. (countable, backpacking, video games) A package of materials used to replenish supplies.
    • 2003, Buck Tilton, Trekker's Handbook: Strategies to Enhance Your Journey[2]:
      A resupply gives you the chance to refill your fuel bottle as well as your food bag.