recarpet

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Definition of recarpet

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To replace the carpet of.

“We're planning to recarpet the dining room.”
“Compared to the last time they'd tangled with the U.S. Navy's carriers, the antiaircraft fire had been much, much more effective, even if the Wildcats hadn't done particularly well in their intercepts. They couldn't know it, of course, but the officer aboard Enterprise who'd recommended recarpeting the ship with 20-mm Oerlikons had, at least partially, been listened to, and the effect on the Japanese Navy's elite aircrews had been devastating.”

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verb

(transitive)To replace the carpet of.

“We're planning to recarpet the dining room.”
“Compared to the last time they'd tangled with the U.S. Navy's carriers, the antiaircraft fire had been much, much more effective, even if the Wildcats hadn't done particularly well in their intercepts. They couldn't know it, of course, but the officer aboard Enterprise who'd recommended recarpeting the ship with 20-mm Oerlikons had, at least partially, been listened to, and the effect on the Japanese Navy's elite aircrews had been devastating.”
(India, transitive)To resurface (a road).

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From re- + carpet.

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