resupply

re- +‎ supply

verb

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹiː.sə.ˈplaɪ/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

noun

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.sə.ˌplaɪ/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪ, -iːsəplaɪ

resupply (third-person singular simple present resupplies, present participle resupplying, simple past and past participle resupplied)

1. (transitive) To supply again.
   1. (intransitive) To stock up on supplies again; synonym of restock.

resupply (countable and uncountable, plural resupplies)

1. (uncountable) The act of supplying again.
   • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine‎:

     Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS).

2. (countable, backpacking, video games) A package of materials used to replenish supplies.
   • 2003, Buck Tilton, Trekker's Handbook: Strategies to Enhance Your Journey‎:

     A resupply gives you the chance to refill your fuel bottle as well as your food bag.