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noun

Logistics n.

(Mil.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.

By extension: The planning and coordination of the movement of materials, and other details of any large activity, such as a business or a political campaign.

(Math.) A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Manassas to the vicinity of Orange Court House, where he was within easy reach of both Fredericksburg and Richmond. The movement was executed with the quiet precision characteristic of Johnston, unrivaled as a master of logistics. ...

— Destruction and Reconstruction: - Personal Experiences of the Late War • Richard Taylor

... Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005) ...

— The 2005 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... future operations. The complexity of the task of planning such an expedition, taking due account, but not exaggerated account, of all the factors, favorable and adverse, is appalling; but the task must be undertaken and accomplished. The most tedious part is the logistics—the arrangements for supplying the fleet on the way and in the distant theatre of operations with the necessary provisions, equipment, and ammunition and, above all, the fuel. The average superdreadnaught consumes about 460 tons of coal per day at full ...

— The Navy as a Fighting Machine • Bradley A. Fiske

Words linked to "Logistics" : supplying, logistical, logistic, Defense Logistics Agency, provision