Definition of "alimentation" [al•i•men•ta•tion]

• The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment. (noun)
• Support; sustenance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Because of the theft, 20,000 families in the south who have had to withstand the cold will not be able to receive their corresponding alimentation."
• "A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale."
• "A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale."