单词 | provisioning |
释义 | provisioningn. The supplying, stocking up, or making of provisions; the action of provision v. ΚΠ 1787 A. Hawkins tr. V. Mignot Hist. Turkish Empire I. 306 His opposition in the council to the provisioning of Rhodes [Fr. le conseil à ce que Rhodes fût approvisionnée] when war was not yet declared..had raised suspicions. 1804 Times 15 Aug. 2/3 That the provisioning of the armies can be altogether prevented, by this method, we do not pretend. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines iii. 43 Next came the question of provisioning and medicines. 1969 R. F. Chapman Insects ii. 35 Solitary bees put a large stock of provisions into the nest... This type of provisioning is known as mass provisioning. 1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways June 101/3 A similar ‘purchase through catalogue’ concept of provisioning was provided by Gerrard's Bridge Stores of Potter Heigham. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1787 |
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