Meanings
nounreoccupation (countable and uncountable, plural reoccupations)
plural reoccupations
- uncountableThe condition of being reoccupied
- countableThe act of reoccupying
Current TPRs [timetable planning rules] call for two-minute dwell times for trains and a two-minute platform reoccupation time. This allows a train into Oxford Road every four minutes.
2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 22
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishoccupation
- Englishreoccupation
From re- + occupation.
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reoccupation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupation
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“reoccupation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reoccupation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupation.
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