Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reenforcement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reenforcement \Re`["e]n*force"ment\ (r?`?n*f?rs"ment), n.
1. The act of re["e]nforcing, or the state of being
re["e]nforced.
2. That which re["e]nforces; additional force; especially,
additional troops or force to augment the strength of any
army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reenforcement
n 1: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his
gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his
complaints" [syn: {reinforcement}]
2: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men
and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the
performance of its mission; "they called for artillery
support" [syn: {support}, {reinforcement}]
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