Materiel - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Materiel :  (noun)

1: equipment and supplies of a military force [syn: equipage]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mat'eriel \Ma`t['e]`ri`el"\, n. [F. See Material.] That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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