Meanings
logistics1
nounlogistics (uncountable)
- uncountableoperationsThe process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.
logistics company
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logistics management
handle the logistics
The logistics of the operation required careful planning.
She works in logistics, managing global supply chains.
We underestimated the logistics of moving an entire lab.
- uncountablegovernmentThe procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
Synonyms: supply line
logistics2
noun
- pluralplural of logistic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
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Origin
- Frenchlogistique
- Englishlogistics
From French logistique, coined or popularized 1830 by Antoine-Henri Jomini from logis (“lodging place”), in phrases maréchal des logis (“marshall of lodging”) (see maréchal des logis), major-général des logis (“major-general of lodging”). Possibly influenced by existing mathematical term logistique, of Ancient Greek origin; see logistic.
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Afrikaans logistieke
- logistiekeplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Arabic سَوْقِيَّات, لُوجِسْتِيَّة
- سَوْقِيَّات (sawqiyyāt)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- لُوجِسْتِيَّة (lūjistiyya)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Bulgarian логи́стика, ти́лова слу́жба
- логи́стика (logístika)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- ти́лова слу́жба (tílova slúžba)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Catalan logística
- logísticamilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Chinese Mandarin 物流, 運籌 /运筹
- 物流 (wùliú)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- 運籌 /运筹 (yùnchóu)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- 後勤 /后勤 (hòuqín)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- 兵站 (bīngzhàn)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Czech logistika
- logistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Danish logistik, logistik
- logistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logistikmilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- forsyningstroppermilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Dutch logistiek
- logistiekplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Estonian logistika
- logistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Finnish logistiikka, huolto
- logistiikkaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- huoltomilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
French logistique, logistique
- logistiqueplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logistiquemilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
German Logistik, Logistik
- Logistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- Logistikmilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Greek επιμελητεία, επιμελητεία
- επιμελητεία (epimeliteía)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- επιμελητεία (epimeliteía)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Hebrew לוֹגִיסטִיקָה
- לוֹגִיסטִיקָה (logístika)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hindi संभार-तंत्र, सुप्रचालन तंत्र
- संभार-तंत्र (sambhār-tantra)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- सुप्रचालन तंत्र (supracālan tantra)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- लॉजिस्टिक्स (lŏjisṭiks)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hungarian logisztika
- logisztikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Indonesian logistik
- logistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Irish lóistíocht, lóistíocht
- lóistíochtplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- lóistíochtmilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Italian logistica, logistica
- logisticaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logisticamilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Japanese 物流, 運送
- 物流 (butsuryū)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- 運送 (unsō)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- 兵站 (heitan)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Korean 물류, 병참
- 물류 (mullyu)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- 병참 (byeongcham)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Latvian loģistika
- loģistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Lithuanian logistika
- logistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Malay logistik
- logistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Norwegian Bokmål logistikk
- logistikkplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Polish logistyka, logistyka
- logistykaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logistykamilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Portuguese logística, logística
- logísticaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logísticamilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Romanian logistică, logistică
- logisticăplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logisticămilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian логи́стика, логи́стика
- логи́стика (logístika)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- логи́стика (logístika)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- тыл и снабже́ние (tyl i snabžénije)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- материа́льно-техни́ческое обеспече́ние (materiálʹno-texníčeskoje obespečénije)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- слу́жба ты́ла (slúžba týla)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- тыл (tyl)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Slovak logistika
- logistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Spanish logística, logística
- logísticaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- logísticamilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Swedish logistik
- logistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Tagalog lohistika
- lohistikaplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Thai โลจิสติกส์
- โลจิสติกส์ (loo-jís-dtìk)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Turkish lojistik
- lojistikplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Ukrainian логі́стика, логі́стика
- логі́стика (lohístyka)planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- логі́стика (lohístyka)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- забезпе́чення (zabezpéčennja)military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Vietnamese hậu cần, tiếp vận
- hậu cầnplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- tiếp vậnplanning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- hậu cầnmilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
- tiếp vậnmilitary procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
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APA
logistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logistics
MLA
“logistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logistics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logistics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logistics.
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