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sus·tain·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeepnoun

    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

    "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

Wiktionary

  1. sustainmentnoun

    The act of sustaining something

Wikipedia

  1. Sustainment

    Sustain is a parameter of musical sound in time.

ChatGPT

  1. sustainment

    Sustainment refers to the process of maintaining and sustaining, or supporting, something over a prolonged period. It may involve providing resources, aid, or other types of support to ensure the continued operation, effectiveness, or survival of an object, project, or initiative. This could apply to various contexts, such as in business, military, ecology, or personal well-being. For example, the sustainment phase in a project involves managing and continuing the project after its initial launch or completion. Or in a military context, sustainment might refer to supplying troops with necessary resources for continued operations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sustainmentnoun

    the act of sustaining; maintenance; support

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. sustainment

    The provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and prolong operations until successful mission accomplishment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sustainment in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sustainment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sustainment in a Sentence

  1. Mark Buongiorno:

    We remain laser-focused on reducing costs, meeting our delivery schedule commitments, ensuring dependable engine performance, and preparing for global sustainment of the F-35 fleet.

  2. Timothy Ray:

    What is new and different is that we are thinking about all the needed support and sustainment.

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