Meaning of rewire in English:
rewire
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verb
[with object]Provide (an appliance, building, or vehicle) with new electric wiring.
‘he rewired lamps for a living’- ‘Lamps and electric appliances are rewired and repaired.’
- ‘Potts says his company is currently involved in rewiring a building that had a new VDV system installed just four years ago because the design didn't include future growth considerations.’
- ‘A further £150,000 has gone on rewiring the whole house, stripping modern sockets and switches from the ancient walls and replacing them with period counterparts.’
- ‘The vessel was also rewired and various fire safety devices and anti-pollution equipment was installed.’
- ‘The Shinkins rented for 10 months while the house was rewired and replumbed.’
- ‘As well as replumbing and rewiring the house, he has put down polished wooden floors, added a stylish kitchen extension and had the back garden professionally landscaped.’
- ‘There's nothing I can do short of rewiring the shack at $120 an hour.’
- ‘Council has allocated $45,000 towards restumping and rewiring the house, along with other minor repairs.’
- ‘The electrical short on George's car was a surprise, though, especially since we rewired both cars for the weekend.’
- ‘A local marine company had just rewired the boat, he said.’
- ‘The facility has since rewired the docks and the service is much better, he said.’
- ‘An electrical engineer's report has revealed that the whole building should be rewired to meet health and safety regulations.’
- ‘Those with a vested interest in the investment industry would probably argue that you'd need a qualified surgeon to do a heart bypass, a trained electrician to rewire a house, and a suitable mechanic to repair a car.’
- ‘If a building is wired with Category 5 or to a lesser extent with Category 5e cabling, it will need to be rewired sooner than a building wired with the draft Category 6 products.’
- ‘Teams of volunteer electricians rewire homes that have been cut off because families cannot afford the ‘privatized’ rates - which can be five times higher than in the recent past.’
- ‘On the recommendation of a friend I hired an electrician to rewire my office.’
- ‘Paul and Ammie use the retreat as a time to sit down and map out what they want to accomplish: rewiring the electricity, putting on a new roof, or building a new deck.’
- ‘There are electric storage heaters in the house, which was rewired about 10 years ago.’
- ‘Or what about rewiring the airplane's electrical system through her cockpit chair?’
- ‘They have carried out a wide variety of works for the Ambulance Service, from panel beating and engine repairs to rewiring electrical systems.’
noun
in singularAn instance of rewiring something.
‘my truck is sadly in need of a rewire’- ‘Move the outlets to more functional positions and you can use the old outlets during the rewire, then switch systems seamlessly.’
- ‘A huge revamp entailed a full rewire, replumbing and central heating on the upper two floors so it can open all year round.’
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