running repairs
Britishplural noun
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And in the final, Fontana needed running repairs to one of her skates after a first-corner collision with Selma Poutsma meant the race was restarted.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Ships typically prefer to be closer to the port, where they can more easily be reached by water taxis for the purpose of changing crews, picking up groceries or running repairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
There was no time for running repairs; he rattled off as many frames as he could in the fading Monaco evening.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2016
Comanche was in second place behind George David's boat, the American yacht battling on despite briefly retiring from the race after suffering rudder damage, then electing instead to make running repairs.
From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2015
In spite of Shackleton’s enduring resentment of McNeish ever since his mutiny, he resolved that the carpenter must go, in order to make running repairs to the boat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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