Definitions for materiel

materiel ma·té·ri·el

Spelling: [muh-teer-ee-el]
IPA: /məˌtɪər iˈɛl/

Materiel is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 357 anagrams from letters in materiel (aeeilmrt).

Definitions for materiel

noun

  1. the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
  2. Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.

Origin of materiel

From French, dating back to 1805-15; See origin at material

Examples for materiel

Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.

And if this be so, the question as to what should be the materiel of education, becomes singularly simplified.

There had been much doubt among the southern leaders as to the materiel of the western armies, on both sides.

In Afghanistan there is a NATO consensus that withdrawal is not an option and that more men and materiel will need to be deployed.

You see, Im in charge of materiel procurement for the Major.

All our equipage--horses, carts, and the materiel of the camp--had been sold at public auction at Bellevue.

He sed the Erth was materiel but man was immaterial, and hens man was different from the Erth.

Our resources of the materiel of war were well nigh infinite.

It is not with materiel of this kind that war is waged; it is with field pieces.

Once wars start, the materiel is used up pretty quickly—and then needs to be replaced.

Word Value for materiel
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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