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reinforce(2)(dictionary)
reinforce(dictionary)

reinforce(1) (iou)



reinforce noun. M17.
[from REINFORCE verb.]
Military. A reinforcement of troops. rare. Only in M17.
A part of a gun next to the breech, made stronger than the rest in order to resist the explosive force of the powder. M18.
Any part added to an object to strengthen it. M19.
Comb.: reinforce ring a flat ring round a gun at the points where the reinforces meet or terminate.