Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
marry-up
English answer:
bring units and equipment together
Added to glossary by
Monika Coulson
Feb 22, 2004 03:38
20 yrs ago
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English term
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Native in: Albanian 
Works in: English to Albanian, Albanian, Italian to Albanian, and 1 more.
marry-up
English
Science
Military / Defense
Logistics
I usually ask my hubby about English phrases, but he is out of town today and I am desperated for the definition of "marry-up" in the following context. I checked everything I could, and I am still puzzled. I appreciate any help that you may offer regarding this definition. Thank you in advance,
Monika
Context:
Overall deployment concept, including splitting of units into passengers (PAX) and cargo, marry–up, deployment routes, phasing of units, initial and follow-on movements (e.g., sustainment supplies) etc.
Monika
Context:
Overall deployment concept, including splitting of units into passengers (PAX) and cargo, marry–up, deployment routes, phasing of units, initial and follow-on movements (e.g., sustainment supplies) etc.
Responses
| 5 +4 | Bring units and equipment together |
Margaret OConnell Ian Stewart (X)
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| 5 +1 | Joining together |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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| 5 -1 | NOT for kudoz,but |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 | Also.. |
Gareth McMillan
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| 1 +2 | match-up |
chica nueva
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Responses
+4
19 hrs
Selected
Bring units and equipment together
As an old warhorse (US Army, retired), I think I can help.
"Marry up" is military jargon which means to bring two elements together. For example, during the Cold War the US Army had prepositioned stocks of equipment (tanks, artillery pieces, trucks, etc.) in Germany that were designated for troops that were stationed in the US. In the event of an emergency, the troops were to fly from the States and "marry-up" with their equipment in Germany. There are other applications for this term in the military, but I think this explanation will answer your question.
"Marry up" is military jargon which means to bring two elements together. For example, during the Cold War the US Army had prepositioned stocks of equipment (tanks, artillery pieces, trucks, etc.) in Germany that were designated for troops that were stationed in the US. In the event of an emergency, the troops were to fly from the States and "marry-up" with their equipment in Germany. There are other applications for this term in the military, but I think this explanation will answer your question.
Peer comment(s):
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humbird
: Straight from the horse's mouth. I love this answer/comment for its authenticity.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Veronica Prpic Uhing
1 day 18 hrs
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| agree |
Java Cafe
: Elegant. :-)
7 days
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senin
23 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Margaret for your help. I would also like to especially thank Alex Zelkind for his quick answer, who gave me a general idea of what this expression meant. I am so grateful to all of you who helped me with your answers. I appreciate you all. To be honest, it has been a difficult decision for me to decide who will get the points. After I thought a little bit and also based on the peer reviews, I decided to grade this answer. Thank you Margaret and everyone else. Have a wonderful weekend.
Monika"
+1
3 mins
Joining together
Uniting, connecting with each other, meeting with each other
Refs:
Experience
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Note added at 2004-02-22 03:45:36 (GMT)
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In your context it includes the whole spectrum of communications.
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Note added at 2004-02-22 05:19:59 (GMT)
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Monika,
After reading the whole paragraph I still hold my point of view that \"marry-up\" here refers to the whole spectrum of communications between various units that are being deployed.
Meeting physically is just one method of communication between units and it was the first thing that came to my mind. However, it seems that we\'re talking here about large deployment (at least a division) and I did not see anywhere in the text mentioning of communication (radio, telephone, etc) between different units. Communication between different units is a very important part of any deployment process. That\'s why I think that \"marry-up\" here refers not only to physical connection between the units, but the whole array of communication
Refs:
Experience
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Note added at 2004-02-22 03:45:36 (GMT)
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In your context it includes the whole spectrum of communications.
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Note added at 2004-02-22 05:19:59 (GMT)
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Monika,
After reading the whole paragraph I still hold my point of view that \"marry-up\" here refers to the whole spectrum of communications between various units that are being deployed.
Meeting physically is just one method of communication between units and it was the first thing that came to my mind. However, it seems that we\'re talking here about large deployment (at least a division) and I did not see anywhere in the text mentioning of communication (radio, telephone, etc) between different units. Communication between different units is a very important part of any deployment process. That\'s why I think that \"marry-up\" here refers not only to physical connection between the units, but the whole array of communication
Peer comment(s):
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Alexander Demyanov
: this context is not about communications
28 mins
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Why don't you tell us then what it's about.
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Roddy Stegemann
: Joining together is correct, but I do not believe it is about communication; rather the joining of separate units that were previously assigned to different tasks.
1 hr
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Thank you, Hamo. In military jargon "marry-up" includes also communications between different units. One unit can not meet with another without proper communication.
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David Moore (X)
: Communications is only a tiny, tiny, part of logistics
5 hrs
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This is not an argument for "disagree"
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Jonathan MacKerron
: as in "bringing together of troups"
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Yes, good way to put it without going into details. Cooperation
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1 hr
chica nueva
Native in English
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English
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
match-up
The common meaning of marry-up is match-up.
Here we go...
marry up (sth) = If two things marry up or if you marry them up, they match or join together. eg We need to marry up the names on your list with the names on my list and see what the overlap is.
Here we go...
marry up (sth) = If two things marry up or if you marry them up, they match or join together. eg We need to marry up the names on your list with the names on my list and see what the overlap is.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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David Moore (X)
: and see support posting, although I'm not too sure you've got the right idea on lists; IMO that should be "compare"....
3 hrs
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| agree |
Gareth McMillan
: Good simple answer.
6 hrs
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5 hrs
NOT for kudoz,but
as a strong support for Iai'an. This is as he says the normal meaning of "marry up", as when one used (before computers! - yes, I well remember those days!) to have to marry up invoices with raw material receipt forms (goods received reports). In this case, I take it to mean that the passengers and cargo are "married up" and allocated to the same transport - after all, it would be highly useful (?) to send a load of guns and ammunition with the medical teams; vehicles with foot soldiers; tanks with people who couldn't drive them and so on, wouldn't it? And then of course, they would ALL need food too - wouldn't do to send that on the LAST plane, would it now....
Peer comment(s):
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Alex Zelkind (X)
: Don't make it more complicated than it really is. "Marry-up" is a specific military term meaning tie-in of the troops with each other
10 mins
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Gareth McMillan
: Come on, Alex, marry-up is an everyday English term used for a thousand different things and it means "match- up", "bring-together". Don't spoil the support you got here earlier.
2 hrs
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7 hrs
Gareth McMillan
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Least is most, so keep it simple!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Also..
..it could mean "coordination" or even "timetableing", in fact coordination is a word you could almost use to cover the whole sentence, but match-up, as already given, is fine.
Discussion
Deployment Plan
Overall deployment concept, including splitting of units into passengers (PAX) and cargo, marry�up, deployment routes, phasing of units, initial and follow-on movements (e.g., sustainment supplies) etc.
ADAMS Detailed Deployment Plan if XXX has ADAMS software
Assets (airlift, sealift, rail) (number & type) used in deployment
Source of assets and acquisition mechanisms
Coordination within XXX government (ministries) to arrange asset acquisition and execute deployment
Arrangements with transited nations to facilitate deployment (e.g., border crossings/customs arrangements, medical, security)
Arrangements for reception and onward movement (e.g., availability and use of material handling equipment, line haul trucks, etc.)
Required Host Nation Support (HNS) for deployment, reception, and onward movement.