"recarpet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: recarpets [present, singular, third-person], recarpeting [participle, present], recarpeted [participle, past], recarpeted [past]
Etymology: re- + carpet Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|carpet}} re- + carpet Head templates: {{en-verb}} recarpet (third-person singular simple present recarpets, present participle recarpeting, simple past and past participle recarpeted)
  1. (transitive) To replace the carpet of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-recarpet-en-verb-xVXZLzIA
  2. (transitive, India) To resurface (a road). Tags: India, transitive
    Sense id: en-recarpet-en-verb-TeUT~5Jd Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 28 72

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Compared to the last time they'd tangled with the U.S. Navy's carriers, the antiaircraft fire had been much, much more effective, even if the Wildcats hadn't done particularly well in their intercepts. They couldn't know it, of course, but the officer aboard Enterprise who'd recommended recarpeting the ship with 20-mm Oerlikons had, at least partially, been listened to, and the effect on the Japanese Navy's elite aircrews had been devastating.",
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        "To resurface (a road)."
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        "(transitive, India) To resurface (a road)."
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