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matériel

noun

mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈel

variants or materiel

Definition of matériel

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity the army is running short of clothing and other matériel

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Recent Examples of matériel Germany claimed that the Lusitania was transporting war materiel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 In Syria, Khamenei’s death was seen as vengeance for his support with arms, men and materiel for former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who was deposed in December 2024. — Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 As war erupted, the US brought the ship back into its transport fleet to take materiel to the peninsula, supporting US and United Nations troops fighting to push back a North Korean invasion of the South. — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 Both sides had heavily reinforced the front lines with thousands of new forces and increasingly advanced materiel. — Liam Karr, Time, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for matériel

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Using soccer to build community Along with supplying equipment for teams and players, the league will also provide a stipend for the coaches, who are usually volunteers.

— PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
This term is significant as the equipment can connect different radios, networks, and communications methods that might otherwise struggle to communicate with one another.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of equipment

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The design has also taken on a life of its own, seemingly far from Freedom 250’s publicity apparatus.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Hearn also donated to Democratic fundraising apparatus ActBlue 10 times while also contributing to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns five times, an administration official told Fox News Digital.

— Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026

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