sustainment

sustainment
The act of sustaining something

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  • Sustainment — Sus*tain ment, n. The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. Milton. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sustainment — index aid (help), aid (subsistence), ecology, livelihood, tolerance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • sustainment — sustain ► VERB 1) strengthen or support physically or mentally. 2) bear (the weight of an object). 3) suffer (something unpleasant). 4) keep (something) going over time or continuously. 5) confirm that (something) is just or valid. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • sustainment — noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence they were in want of sustenance fishing was their main sustainment • Syn: ↑sustenance, ↑sustentation, ↑maintenance, ↑upkeep • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sustainment Brigade — As part of the early 21st century transformation of the United States Army from a division based structure to a brigade based army; the Division Support Commands, Corps Support Groups, and Area Support Groups are being inactivated or transformed… …   Wikipedia

  • Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) — The Sustainment Command is a United States Army Logistics Headquarters.The Sustainment Command’s primary mission is to command the Sustainment Brigades that provide combat support and combat service support in the areas of supply, maintenance,… …   Wikipedia

  • sustainment — The provision of personnel, logistic, and other support required to maintain and prolong operations or combat until successful accomplishment or revision of the mission or of the national objective …   Military dictionary

  • sustainment — See sustainability. * * * …   Universalium

  • sustainment — n. act of sustaining, maintenance, support …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sustainment — sus·tain·ment …   English syllables

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