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supply line en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The chain of transportation mechanisms supplying food and materiel to an army in battle, or other field operation.
   • Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Disrupt Enemy Supplies:
   • Having cracked the Germans' Enigma traffic, the Allies were able to devastate Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean.
2. (broadly) Any system in place to provide resources to a group.
   • John Barclay and [Stuart] McInally controlled the tackle area, denying England quick possession and fracturing the champions’ supply line, Simon Berghan anchored the scrum and behind Finn Russell, missing in action in the opening two rounds, fulfilled his captain Barclay’s prediction on the eve of the game that he would be the man of the match. 2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2018:

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Relateds

supply chain

Translations (8)

it linea di rifornimento (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · fr ligne d'approvisionnement (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · es línea de suministro (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · da forsyningslinje (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · pt linha de suprimentos (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · ro linie de aprovizionare (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · ca línia de subministrament (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army) · sv etapplinje c förbindelselinje (chain of transportation mechanisms to an army)