re-equip

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ equip.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːɪˈkwɪp/

Verb

re-equip (third-person singular simple present re-equips, present participle re-equipping, simple past and past participle re-equipped)

1. Alternative form of reequip
   • 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, pages 159, 161:

     The principal locomotive workshops now in use are those of the former Rhymney Railway at Caerphilly, modernised and re-equipped to meet the requirements of the new regime.

   • 1961 July, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 389, photo caption:

     A close-up of the new Swindon bogie as applied to the Queen Mother's saloon operated by the Western Region; the "Bristolian" train set has been re-equipped with this bogie.

Derived terms

• re-equipment

References

• “re-equip”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• perique, piqueer, repique