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noun

logistics

handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

In a sentence

Six example sentences with logistics, each labelled with its topic.

  • The logistics of moving forty students through three airports fell to one teacher with a folder of printed vouchers.

    Travel

  • Touring logistics decide the setlist as much as taste, since a heavy piano cannot reach every venue on the route.

    Music

  • Their whole advantage is logistics: two drivers, one refrigerated van, and a route that hits every restaurant before noon.

    Startups

  • The logistics of a five-city road trip fall to one staffer who books buses, meals, and gym time around every flight.

    Basketball

  • Vaccine logistics matter as much as the vaccine itself, since each dose must stay cold from factory to clinic.

    Medicine

  • The logistics of an Antarctic season take a year to plan, with fuel and food shipped before anyone flies south.

    Science

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