re·fit
(ˌ)rē-ˈfit 
refitted; refitting; refits
: to fit out or supply again
: to obtain repairs or fresh supplies or equipment
: the action of refitting
especially
: a refitting and renovating of a ship
Examples of refit in a Sentence
Verb
refit a ship for service
They're refitting the building with hardwood floors.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Tigers Blood To make Tigers Blood, Katie Crutchfield and her brilliant band refitted the interior of her 2020 album Saint Cloud with a bigger, warmer Americana sound while keeping her razor-sharp, big-hearted perspective.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
The famously private yacht was bought by a new owner in 2022 and emerged back in public view a year later following a rapid 300-day refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In the soup kitchen, a small, bare room refitted for cooking, the staff members were anxious.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Tigers Blood To make Tigers Blood, Katie Crutchfield and her brilliant band refitted the interior of her 2020 album Saint Cloud with a bigger, warmer Americana sound while keeping her razor-sharp, big-hearted perspective.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
Photo : Edmiston Incat Crowther ‘Hodor’ Fresh from a 2024 refit and available to charter with Edmiston, Hodor demonstrates the flexibility of catamaran design.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
The famously private yacht was bought by a new owner in 2022 and emerged back in public view a year later following a rapid 300-day refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refit. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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