readvance

1 of 2

verb

re·​advance

(¦)rē+

transitive verb

: to advance again

intransitive verb

1

: to go forward again

2

of a glacier : to advance again after having retreated from a position occupied in an earlier advance

readvance

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: the action of readvancing

Word History

Etymology

Verb

re- + advance

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