refit
verb (used with object)
to fit, prepare, or equip again.
had refitted
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past perfectof refit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 1936, her efforts revealed that the Japanese had refitted a battleship that now could travel in excess of 26 knots.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2017
From the Tokyo radio last week, the United Nations, already aware that the Japanese had refitted Singapore, heard details of their rebuilding farther south.
From Time Magazine Archive
De Grasse had refitted in the Martinique dockyards.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
Hughes had refitted at Trincomalee in a fortnight, and reached Madras again on the 12th of March.
From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
We had refitted, and been four days at sea, on our voyage to Jamaica, when the gunroom officers gave our mess a blow—out.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
