Definition of Expendables

1. Noun. (plural of expendable) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Expendables

1. expendable [n] - See also: expendable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expendables

expellent
expellents
expeller
expellers
expelleth
expelling
expellings
expels
expence
expences
expencive
expend
expendabilities
expendability
expendable
expendables
expended
expender
expenders
expending
expenditures
expends
expense account
expense record
expensed
expenseful
expenseless
expenses

Literary usage of Expendables

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rural Growth Linkages: Household Expenditure Patterns in Malaysia and Nigeria by P. B. R. Hazell, Ailsa Röell (1983)
"However, their average expenditure shares for consumer expendables and locally ... It has a positive effect on clothing and footwear, consumer expendables, ..."

2. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"... to an unmanned supply vehicle that could be stocked with expendables, scientific equipment, and mobility aids to support explorations of 7 to 14 days. ..."

3. Commercial Space Launch Industry: Congressional Hearing edited by Bill Frist (2001)
"Expendables have had a consistent level of reliability in the 90% range. This unreliability drives up insurance costs; on some vehicles the premium for ..."

4. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare by National Academy of Engineering, Inc NetLibrary (2003)
"Increased sampling may come with a cost, owing to both the cost of expendables and the associated cost of operations. It may also be either risky or ..."

5. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"All equipment, expendables, and experiments would be installed ahead of time in the workshop, ready for use when the astronaut crews made their rendezvous ..."

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