Materiel: alternatives and connections

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Materiel

That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

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Baggage 76% connected

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Equipment 76% connected

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

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Equip 74% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Equip 74% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

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Equipage 92% connected

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purpos…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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