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rearming [rē′ärm·iŋ] (ordnance) An operation that replenishes the prescribed stores of ammunition, bombs, and other armament items for an aircraft, naval ship, tank, or armored vehicle, including replacement of defective ordnance equipment, in order to make it ready for combat service. Resetting the fuse on a bomb, or on an artillery, mortar, or rocket projectile, so that it will detonate at the desired time. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This rearming is almost impossible to stop, as Syria is likely to covertly cooperate with this effort and Lebanon's porous borders and tradition of smuggling make a sustained interdiction campaign difficult. Rearming herself with acrylic, she again tackled the storefront, now off- limits to window washers -- at least until Joey and Edyta get the boot or win. During the frantic days on the cusp of WW II, when the US was desperately rearming itself, there was much more latitude for innovation than now; it was a good time for all sorts of unusual and even fanciful new ideas to get their chance in the overwhelming crisis. |
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