materiel
noun
- military equipment
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Pronunciation: /mətɪəɹɪˈɛl/ / /mətɪɹiˈɛl/ / /mətɪɹˈjɛl/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French matériel. Doublet of material.
- Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.
“Instead, it was a 1941 Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 82, the first acquisition in a collection of war matériel begun 10 years ago by Mr. Coffman, a refrigeration service technician from Marengo, Ill.”