Meaning & use
victual
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Food or provisions, especially for a group of people.
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The ship was victualed for a six-month voyage.
The soldiers gathered victuals before setting out on the long march.
A note on using this word
Victual is pronounced 'vittle,' and its spelling was reshaped in the 1500s to match its Latin root 'victualia,' even though the pronunciation stayed the same.
Words with a similar meaning
provisionsfood supplies
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Another way to use it
2. verb
to supply or stock with food
The crew spent two days victualing the ship before departure.
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