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Reenforcement   Listen
noun
Reenforcement  n.  
1.
The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.
2.
That which reenforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.
3.
(Psychology) A reward or punishment which is given to a person or animal in order to increase the likelihood that a specific behavior will be repeated.





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"Reenforcement" Quotes from Famous Books



... had expected us to follow him; or perhaps he had meant us to delay long enough not to seem like a reenforcement. "These gentlemen missed the express at Medora," he observed ...
— The Virginian - A Horseman Of The Plains • Owen Wister
... rule square-sets on horizontal lines answer well enough for the period of actual ore-breaking. The crushing or creeps is usually some time later; and if the crushing may damage the whole mine, their use is fraught with danger. Reenforcement by building in waste is often resorted to. When done fully, it is difficult to see the utility of the enclosed timber, for entire waste-filling would in most cases be cheaper ...
— Principles of Mining - Valuation, Organization and Administration • Herbert C. Hoover


Words linked to "Reenforcement" :   support, armed forces, reenforce, operation, reinforcement, military machine, war machine, armed services, close support


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