REENFORCE
\ɹiːɛnfˈɔːs], \ɹiːɛnfˈɔːs], \ɹ_iː__ɛ_n_f_ˈɔː_s]\
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To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.
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Something which reenforces or strengthens.
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That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.Reenforce
By Oddity Software
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To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.
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Something which reenforces or strengthens.
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An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
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That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.
By Noah Webster.
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