noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/
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CMU ARPABET:L AH0 JH IH1 S T IH0 K S
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: operations
Examples
logistics company
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supply line
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
plural of logistic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provision, supply, supplying
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
logistieke
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Albanian:
logjistikë
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Arabic:
سَوْقِيَّات
(sawqiyyāt)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Arabic:
لُوجِسْتِيَّة
(lūjistiyya)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Armenian:
լոգիստիկա
(logistika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Armenian:
նյութատեխնիկական ապահովում
(nyutʻatexnikakan apahovum)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Azerbaijani:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Belarusian:
лагі́стыка
(lahístyka)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Bulgarian:
логи́стика
(logístika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Chinese Mandarin:
物流
(wùliú)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Chinese Mandarin:
運籌 /运筹
(yùnchóu)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Czech:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Danish:
logistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Dutch:
logistiek
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Estonian:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Finnish:
logistiikka
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
French:
logistique
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Galician:
loxística
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Georgian:
ლოგისტიკა
(logisṭiḳa)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Georgian:
საქონელმოძრაობა
(sakonelmoʒraoba)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
German:
Logistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Greek:
επιμελητεία
(epimeliteía)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hebrew:
לוֹגִיסטִיקָה
(logístika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hindi:
संभार-तंत्र
(sambhār-tantra)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hindi:
सुप्रचालन तंत्र
(supracālan tantra)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hindi:
लॉजिस्टिक्स
(lŏjisṭiks)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Hungarian:
logisztika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Indonesian:
logistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Irish:
lóistíocht
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Italian:
logistica
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Japanese:
物流
(butsuryū)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Japanese:
運送
(unsō)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Kazakh:
логистика
(logistika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Korean:
물류
(mullyu)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Kyrgyz:
логистика
(logistika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Latvian:
loģistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Lithuanian:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Macedonian:
логистика
(logistika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Malay:
logistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Norwegian Bokmål:
logistikk
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Iranian Persian:
تَدارُکات
(tadârokât)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Iranian Persian:
آماد
(âmâd)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Iranian Persian:
لُجِسْتیک
(lojestik)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Polish:
logistyka
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Portuguese:
logística
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Romanian:
logistică
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Russian:
логи́стика
(logístika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Serbo-Croatian:
логѝстика
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Serbo-Croatian:
logìstika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Slovak:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Slovene:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Spanish:
logística
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Swedish:
logistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Tagalog:
lohistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Tajik:
логистика
(logistika)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Thai:
โลจิสติกส์
(loo-jís-dtìk)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Turkish:
lojistik
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Ukrainian:
логі́стика
(lohístyka)
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Uzbek:
logistika
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Vietnamese:
hậu cần
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Vietnamese:
tiếp vận
— planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
Bulgarian:
ти́лова слу́жба
(tílova slúžba)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Catalan:
logística
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Chinese Mandarin:
後勤 /后勤
(hòuqín)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Chinese Mandarin:
兵站
(bīngzhàn)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Danish:
logistik
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Danish:
forsyningstropper
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Finnish:
huolto
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
French:
logistique
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Georgian:
ლოგისტიკა
(logisṭiḳa)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Georgian:
სამხედრო ლოგისტიკა
(samxedro logisṭiḳa)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
German:
Logistik
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Greek:
επιμελητεία
(epimeliteía)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Irish:
lóistíocht
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Italian:
logistica
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Japanese:
兵站
(heitan)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Korean:
병참
(byeongcham)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Polish:
logistyka
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Portuguese:
logística
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Romanian:
logistică
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian:
логи́стика
(logístika)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian:
тыл и снабже́ние
(tyl i snabžénije)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian:
материа́льно-техни́ческое обеспече́ние
(materiálʹno-texníčeskoje obespečénije)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian:
слу́жба ты́ла
(slúžba týla)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Russian:
тыл
(tyl)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Spanish:
logística
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Ukrainian:
логі́стика
(lohístyka)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Ukrainian:
забезпе́чення
(zabezpéčennja)
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Vietnamese:
hậu cần
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation
Vietnamese:
tiếp vận
— military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation