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

2

intransitive : to replenish supplies

The more food you carry, the less frequently you need to resupply.

—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

on a resupply mission

a navy resupply ship

Examples of resupply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was another SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule mission during the company’s CRS-31 resupply flight. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

The previous record was 12 hours and 33 minutes, set in November 2024 by SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule during the robotic CRS-31 resupply flight. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Thai officials emphasize the visit is strictly rest and resupply, as the Navy enforces a blockade on Iranian ports and Washington offers little clarity on ending the six-month conflict. — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

In 2019, the two countries expanded that arrangement to include Duqm and Salalah, two key ports on the Arabian Sea, allowing American ships to operate and resupply outside the Gulf before entering the Strait of Hormuz. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resupply

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi