Meanings
nounre-engining (countable and uncountable, plural re-enginings)
plural re-enginings
- countableuncountableThe fitting of a new or different engine.
To me it seems that extensive investment in relatively low-powered units may have the same ultimate result of motive power shortage as that which afflicts the London Midland Region today, and which has compelled the re-engining of some of the earlier multiple-unit diesel train sets.
1958 June 29, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 412
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of re-engine
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