supply line
noun
: the route that is used to deliver food, equipment, etc., to soldiers during a war
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These systems typically use 1/2-inch polyethylene tubing as the main supply line running from a faucet or rain barrel to the window boxes, and 1/4-inch polyethylene tubing as drip lines within each box.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The dishwasher was running with zero chlorine sanitizer because of a twisted supply line.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
6 May 2026
Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in the region and in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, depends on Iranian gas imports to generate much of its electricity – a supply line now directly threatened by the war.
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Ezgi Canpolat,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard also said Tuesday on Telegram that a gas supply line feeding a power station in southwest Iran was struck overnight.
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Npr Staff,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
This is on the same main line where work had already been done to fix an issue on the liquid hydrogen supply line.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, said in a short statement Friday that a truce had taken effect in southern Ukraine to enable the restoration of the 330-kilovolt supply line to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
All stores in the strip mall were evacuated, and crews located a gas meter behind the building that had been dislodged from the supply line coming from the ground.
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CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
With its supply line throttled, the plasmasphere struggled to rebuild, highlighting how tightly linked Earth's atmospheric layers become during extreme space-weather events.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The dishwasher was running with zero chlorine sanitizer because of a twisted supply line.
—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
6 May 2026
Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in the region and in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, depends on Iranian gas imports to generate much of its electricity – a supply line now directly threatened by the war.
—
Ezgi Canpolat,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard also said Tuesday on Telegram that a gas supply line feeding a power station in southwest Iran was struck overnight.
—
Npr Staff,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
This is on the same main line where work had already been done to fix an issue on the liquid hydrogen supply line.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, said in a short statement Friday that a truce had taken effect in southern Ukraine to enable the restoration of the 330-kilovolt supply line to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
All stores in the strip mall were evacuated, and crews located a gas meter behind the building that had been dislodged from the supply line coming from the ground.
—
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
With its supply line throttled, the plasmasphere struggled to rebuild, highlighting how tightly linked Earth's atmospheric layers become during extreme space-weather events.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Supply line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply%20line. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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