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refitting

n. The act by which something is refitted; a refit. vb. (present participle of refit English)

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refit
  1. n. outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)

  2. v. fit out again

  3. [also: refitting, refitted]

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Usage examples of "refitting".

Bradford, and are not allowed by Professor Arber to forget--as apart of her refitting in Holland.

The consort was a pinnace--as vessels of her class were then and for many years called--of sixty tons burden, as already stated, having two masts, which were put in--as we are informed by Bradford, and are not allowed by Professor Arber to forget--as apart of her refitting in Holland.

And by the way, George, all we humans have or will undergo refitting of one kind or another.

Every dozen hours or so you may go to the beach, when clement, or explore this station, as he did, but you should return there to resume the refitting procedure.

I am discovering, dear brother, that the improvements resulting from my refitting depend for their maintenance upon frequent contact with the Errin.

You may invite her to return if you wish after your refitting and after you re-establish an Earth gate, if you do, though I should advise against contacting her.

Kharl was kept busy with the hull work, and, at the end, with refitting the interior timbers and braces against the new hull.

The preparations for refitting and increasing the navy of Spain were carried on with such extraordinary vigour, that other nations believed an expedition was intended against the corsairs of Algiers, who had for some time grievously infested the trade and coasts of the Mediterranean.

I did the original spadework, but Izrok is coordinating the delivery and refitting of the battlecruisers.

If not, it would take a lot of refitting to be more than a marginal insystem ship for our purposes.

The only civilian companies interested in a ship that size could afford better for not much more than the cost of refitting her.

Now construction ships labored furiously, modifying and refitting frantically in light of Lorelei.

Besides, arguing with refitting had been a normal part of her duties as a cruiser captain.

Pilgrims, was requisite to pay for the SPEEDWELL and her refitting, etc.

Here for nearly two months he had lain very quiet, refitting and reassembling his scattered force, until now, ready for action once more, and fired by the hope of cutting off an isolated British force, he rode swiftly northwards with two thousand men under that rolling cloud which had been spied by the watchers of Frederickstad.