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supply train
noun[ C ]
military specializeduk /səˈplaɪ ˌtreɪn/ us /səˈplaɪ ˌtreɪn/
especially in the past, a group of people and vehicles, for example carts or wagons pulled by horses, that follow an army and bring equipment, supplies, and services that soldiers need:
Bridges had been destroyed, preventing supply trains from reaching the area.
An Allied supply train carrying the larger tanks was en route.
Synonym
baggage train
Battered by three days of fighting and the loss of their supply train, the Confederates abandoned their invasion.
Wellington's campaigns were supported by a magnificent supply train.
The troops were becoming exhausted and hungry as they moved far ahead of their supply trains.
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