food, water, medication, clothes, etc given to people in need, esp in disaster areas
Examples of 'relief supplies' in a sentence
relief supplies
Thousands of tons of relief supplies were piling up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There was no administration or infrastructure to handle relief supplies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The option of sending in relief supplies by air may well face logistical objections.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The aid workers also said tons of relief supplies were looted.
Houston Chronicle (2001)
While relief supplies are not getting through to the destitute millions, the political rulers and wealthy elite stand accused of self-interest, incompetence and corruption.