supply line

noun

: the route that is used to deliver food, equipment, etc., to soldiers during a war

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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 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 The dishwasher was running with zero chlorine sanitizer because of a twisted supply line. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 6 May 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 See All Example Sentences for supply line

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“Supply line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply%20line. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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