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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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Aleksandr spoke in an interview at a sanitarium in the Moscow suburbs while a doctor refitted his prosthetic leg.
—Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
When a refit becomes unavoidable, this information can inform adaptable design and optimize layouts and furniture choices before construction begins.
—Brian Haines, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
In 1855, the desk was recovered by an American whaler and Congress appropriated funding to refit the ship that the desk was on to England, as a gift to Queen Victoria.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Aleksandr spoke in an interview at a sanitarium in the Moscow suburbs while a doctor refitted his prosthetic leg.
—Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
Delivered by Lürssen in 2003, a second helipad was added during a 2008 refit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
When a refit becomes unavoidable, this information can inform adaptable design and optimize layouts and furniture choices before construction begins.
—Brian Haines, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Refit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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