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logistics.

Noun
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MEANING

The planning and coordination of supplies, transport, and other practical requirements.

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  • transport logistics
  • event logistics

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Event logistics became harder when the bridge closed.
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logistics

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Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, business. Commonness: moderately common.

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