supply line

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

supply line

noun supply lines

  1. The chain of transportation mechanisms supplying food and materiel to an army in battle, or other field operation. Having cracked the Germans' Enigma traffic, the Allies were able to devastate Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean.
  2. broadly Any system in place to provide resources to a group. John Barclay and [Stuart] McInally controlled the tackle area, denying England quick possession and fracturing the champions’ supply line, Simon Berghan anchored the scrum and behind Finn Russell, missing in action in the opening two rounds, fulfilled his captain Barclay’s prediction on the eve of t

Translations

Every language

noun chain of transportation mechanisms to an army

Españollínea de suministro
Portuguêslinha de suprimentos
Françaisligne d'approvisionnement
Italianolinea di rifornimento
Românălinie de aprovizionare

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"supply line." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supply%20line. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

supply line. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supply%20line

Chicago

"supply line." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supply%20line.

BibTeX
@misc{supply_line_2026,
  title = {supply line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supply%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}