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UK
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊfˈɪt/
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[ US /ˈɹɛtɹoʊˌfɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɛtɹoʊˌfɪt/ ]
VERB
-
fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house
The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing -
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes -
provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture
They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors
NOUN
- a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
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the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles
How To Use retrofit In A Sentence
- The TCHC green plan involves an education and awareness campaign for staff and tenants, on-site clean energy generation using the wind and sun and a battery of retrofits to buildings that average about 44 years of age.
- There are many techniques depending on whether the home is under construction or being retrofitted to eliminate noise pollution.
- This is done on the exterior, although landmark buildings have been retrofitted inside at great cost and with extreme difficulty.
- Second place went a dune buggy retrofitted by engineers at ElbIt'systems, an Israeli military contractor.
- But truckers say those with new or retrofitted vehicles are a minority. Houston Chronicle
- The imperative to move quickly past fossil fuels to clean energies - wind, solar and biomass - and conservation measures such as retrofitting homes, was noted by those reporting that 2009 and 2010 have been the hottest years on record, and Boulder and Jefferson County (where Coors operates a coal-fired plant) have earned an "F" grade for ozone levels in recent years. Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy
- The retrofitting is a much more difficult problem. Matthew Yglesias » Trade Deficit Now Mostly Oil
- Mr. Roney acknowledges that some retrofit related to supplying additional ties is necessary.
- All airline restrooms have been retrofitted with glass doors to allow flight attendants to ‘check up on passengers who may need assistance.’
- They retrofitted the plane with improved seating.
