refit
(noun) outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
refit
(verb) fit out again
Source: WordNet® 3.1
refit (plural refits)
The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
refit (third-person singular simple present refits, present participle refitting, simple past and past participle refitted)
(transitive) To fit again; to put back into its place.
(transitive) To prepare for use again; to repair or restore.
(transitive) To fit out or supply again (with something).
(intransitive, nautical) To prepare a vessel for use again (e.g. by replenishing depleted supplies or doing maintenance or repair work); (of a vessel) to be prepared for use again.
• freit, treif, trife
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fit" (r*ft"), v. t.
1. To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war. Macaulay.
2. To fit out or supply a second time.
Re*fit", v. i.
Definition: To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
