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  • verb Present participle of refit.
  • noun The act by which something is refitted; a refit.

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Examples

  • One of the dig teams is also working on refitting a kaolin pipe bowl uncovered last week.

    2009 Field Report 2 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2009

  • One of the dig teams is also working on refitting a kaolin pipe bowl uncovered last week.

    2009 Field Report 2 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2009

  • But now that he is remaining in the Obama administration, the official said, he is likely to focus as well on the tasks he has envisioned in his public statements and writings, such as refitting the Pentagon to focus on “institutionalizing counterinsurgency skills and the ability to conduct stability and support operations,” rather than focusing just on traditional combat, as he recently wrote in a Foreign Affairs article.

    Doin Thangs | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • J & J has shuttered its plant in Fort Washington, Pa., which made many of the recalled medicines, and plans an extensive refitting.

    Shelved J Peter Loftus 2010

  • A Tylenol plant in Fort Washington, Pa., that was shut down is undergoing a refitting.

    J Jonathan D. Rockoff 2010

  • Soldering and shaping, rewiring and refitting—by the time he was done, Big Zojja had been resurrected.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • Grandfather and Mr. Lark have finished repairing the moulding in the huge rectangular dining room and have moved onto refitting the draughty bedroom windows.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Even without the special risks of nuclear energy—and neither AES nor DPL own such plants—the investment needs of this old industry refitting itself for the 21st century demand scale.

    AES Sees Utility of M&A Liam Denning 2011

  • A defense Ministry statement Wednesday said the carrier will soon return to harbor for continued refitting and test work.

    China's First Aircraft Carrier Begins Sea Trial 2011

  • A defense Ministry statement Wednesday said the carrier will soon return to harbor for continued refitting and test work.

    China's First Aircraft Carrier Begins Sea Trial 2011

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