Realignment

//ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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