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
Victor Davis Hanson2
intransitive
: to replenish supplies
The more food you carry, the less frequently you need to resupply.—Victoria Logue
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
Rod Nordland
on a resupply mission
a navy resupply ship
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The right approach for Washington is to start with diplomacy while holding out the threat that force will be used, and then using it, if Iran advanced its nuclear activities beyond a certain threshold or tried to resupply its proxies with new weapons.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The regime’s abandonment by its longtime sponsor Iran signals Tehran’s diminished power and ability to easily resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Dafna and other northern communities historically were seen as among the most threatened in Israel.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Equally, Iran's attempts to resupply Assad with weapons were stopped by the Israeli air force.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Firefly is also working on a medium-lift rocket in partnership with Northrop Grumman, with the goal of competing for missions to resupply the International Space Station and launch payloads for the US military and commercial customers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2024
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Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The regime’s abandonment by its longtime sponsor Iran signals Tehran’s diminished power and ability to easily resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Dafna and other northern communities historically were seen as among the most threatened in Israel.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Equally, Iran's attempts to resupply Assad with weapons were stopped by the Israeli air force.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Firefly is also working on a medium-lift rocket in partnership with Northrop Grumman, with the goal of competing for missions to resupply the International Space Station and launch payloads for the US military and commercial customers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Resupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resupply. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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