SINCE 1828
reprovision
verb
re·pro·vi·sion
| \ (ˌ)rē-prə-ˈvi-zhən
\
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reprovisioned;
reprovisioning
Definition of reprovision
1
transitive
: to supply (a person or thing) with provisions to replace those consumed
… shops ashore from which they could reprovision their boat. — Cruising World
2
intransitive
: to be supplied with provisions again : to obtain fresh provisions
Ships, mostly from New England and France and needing to reprovision after their hazardous passage around Cape Horn, anchored at Lahaina …— J. Kingston Pierce
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