Logistics vs Rear - What's the difference?
logistics | rear |
English plurals
(operations) 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.
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
To raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
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To construct by building; to set up
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To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
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(obsolete) To lift and take up.
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To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
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To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle (cattle-rearing).
(obsolete) To rouse; to strip up.
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To rise up on the hind legs, as a bolting horse.
(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
(of meats) Rare.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
(British, dialect) early; soon
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The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
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(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
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(anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
(transitive, vulgar, British) To sodomize (perform anal sex)
In military|lang=en terms the difference between logistics and rear
is that logistics is (military) the procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel while rear is (military) specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.As nouns the difference between logistics and rear
is that logistics is while rear is the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.As a verb rear is
to raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate or rear can be to move; stir or rear can be to place in the rear; to secure the rear of.As an adjective rear is
(of eggs) underdone; nearly raw or rear can be being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.As an adverb rear is
(british|dialect) early; soon.logistics
English
Noun
(logistics)Synonyms
* (operations) * (military) supply lineReferences
* Council of Logistics Management, USA in 1991 *TELS logistics, UK
Anagrams
*rear
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Verb
(en verb)- In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
- Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
- to rear defenses or houses
- to rear one government on the ruins of another.
- One reared a font of stone.
- It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
- And having her from Trompart lightly reared , Upon his set the lovely load.
- He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.
- And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
Usage notes
See note under raise.Synonyms
* (rise up on the hind legs) prance * build * elevate * erect * establish * lift * raiseDerived terms
* raringEtymology 2
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 3
From (etyl) rere, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l) (US)Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 4
(etyl) rere, ultimately from (etyl) retro. Compare arrear.Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* frontAdverb
(en adverb)- Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear !
Noun
(en noun)- Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
- When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.