Meanings
reman1
present singular third person remans · participle present remanning · participle past remanned · past remanned
- To supply with new personnel.
For a short time in the later stages of World War I, one of the 4-6-0s was utilised also on a slow train from Perth to Glasgow, returning with the 1.30 p.m. from Glasgow to Aberdeen, on which it was remanned at Perth; it came back to Perth with the 8 p.m. fish train from Aberdeen.
1959 June, A. G. Dunbar, “The "Cardeans" of the Caledonian”, in Trains Illustrated, page 312
reman2
- abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of remanufactured.
Origin
reman · verb
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishman
- Englishreman
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Cite this entry
reman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reman
“reman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reman.
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