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reinforcement

[ ree-in-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs- ]

noun

  1. the act of reinforcing.
  2. the state of being reinforced.
  3. something that reinforces or strengthens.
  4. Often reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force.
  5. a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work.
  6. Psychology.
    1. a procedure, as a reward or punishment, that alters a response to a stimulus.
    2. the act of reinforcing a response.


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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzr··ڴǰmԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reinforcement1

First recorded in 1600–10; reinforce + -ment
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Khusanov and Reis, who have only recently turned 21 and 19 respectively, arrived as defensive reinforcements in January but Given would be wary of making sweeping changes at the back.

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It might not be the only reunion in line for the Chargers, who could still look for reinforcements at receiver.

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With such lavish reinforcements, however, came a backlash of criticism from some corners of the sport.

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Then in late January, following military advances further north, the army was able to send reinforcements to break through RSF lines and end the siege.

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But he believes Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russian territory, launched last August, was too deep and too narrow - relying on just one main road for supplies and reinforcements.

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