stockpile
/ˈstɒkpaɪl/
noun
Gelecekte kullanılmak üzere depolanan büyük miktarda mal veya malzeme stoku
A large accumulated supply of goods or materials stored for future use.
- The government maintains a stockpile of emergency medical supplies.
- Countries are building stockpiles of oil in case of future shortages.
- They discovered a large stockpile of weapons in the warehouse.
- Many nations have begun to reduce their nuclear stockpile in accordance with international disarmament treaties.
- The university laboratory maintained a stockpile of rare chemical reagents to ensure continuity of ongoing research projects.
- During the pandemic, hospitals struggled to replenish their stockpile of personal protective equipment as global supply chains were disrupted.
verb
Gelecekte kullanmak üzere büyük miktarda bir şey biriktirmek
To accumulate a large supply of something for future use.
- We should stockpile food and water before the storm hits.
- The company has been stockpiling raw materials to avoid supply chain issues.
- Many people stockpiled toilet paper during the pandemic.