refitmentn.
/ˌriːˈfɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /riˈfɪtm(ə)nt/ The action or an act of refitting something, esp. a ship; (also) the action or process of being refitted.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > anew > instance of
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > equipping or fitting out > afresh
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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > renovation or renewal > refurbishment > refitting
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1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 62 Sometimes his Captain..repairs to him for a Refitment.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 366 The Viceroy of Canton's warrant for the refitment of the Centurion.
1799 T. Moore Mem. (1853) I. 90 Indeed, I want a total refitment; my best black coat..is quite shabby.
1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 199 His troops..were equally in need of rest and of refitment.
1852 People's Illustr. Jrnl. May 2/1 The building undergoing certain repairs and refitments, the panelled wainscotting, some centuries old, was removed.
1914 Times 22 May 4/2 He had never been in a ship on refitment.
1953 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 43 42 There were no known or available ports nearer than Guam or Honolulu to which whalers could resort for refitment and supply.
1998 Business Day (Nexis) 11 Aug. 18 Delta's involvement with new office design for new clients and refitments for existing clients had led to the creation of its latest division.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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