Realignment
//ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of realigning or something realigned. countable, uncountable
"London Transport announce that a contract worth nearly £1.2 million has been let for civil engineering work entailed in the realignment of the Circle and Metropolitan Lines and the Widened Lines between Moorgate and Aldersgate stations."
Example
More examples"London Transport announce that a contract worth nearly £1.2 million has been let for civil engineering work entailed in the realignment of the Circle and Metropolitan Lines and the Widened Lines between Moorgate and Aldersgate stations."
Etymology
From re- + alignment.
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