recapture recapture /riːˈkæptʃɝ/

noun

1. The act of taking something back  ( recapture , retaking )
   the act of taking something back
   
   
2. A legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount  ( recapture )
   a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
   

verb

1. () Experience anew  ( recapture )
   experience anew
    She could not recapture that feeling of happiness
   She could not recapture that feeling of happiness
   
2. () Take up anew  ( recapture )
   take up anew
    The author recaptures an old idea here
   The author recaptures an old idea here
   
3. Capture again  ( recapture , retake )
   capture again
    Recapture the escaped prisoner
   recapture the escaped prisoner
   
4. Take back by force, as after a battle  ( recapture , retake )
   take back by force, as after a battle
    The military forces managed to recapture the fort
   The military forces managed to recapture the fort
   

 mile mile /ˈmaɪl/

noun

1. () A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters  ( international mile , land mile , mi , mile , stat mi , statute mile )
   a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    The marathon is 262 miles long
   The marathon is 262 miles long
   
   
2. () A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude  ( air mile , international nautical mile , mi , mile , naut mi , nautical mile )
   a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
   
3. A footrace extending one mile  ( mile )
   a footrace extending one mile
    He holds the record in the mile
   he holds the record in the mile
   
4. A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km  ( mil , mile , Swedish mile )
   a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
   
5. An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards  ( mile , Roman mile )
   an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
   
   
6. A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile  ( Admiralty mile , geographical mile , mi , mile , naut mi , nautical mile )
   a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
   
   
7. A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)  ( mile , sea mile )
   a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
   
8. A large distance  ( mile )
   a large distance
    He missed by a mile
   he missed by a mile
   

 underframe underframe /ˈʌndərˌfreɪm/

noun

1. The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape  ( frame , skeletal frame , skeleton , underframe )
   the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
    The building has a steel skeleton
   the building has a steel skeleton
   
   

 equivalent word equivalent word /ɪˈkwɪvələnt wɜːrd/

noun

1. Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context  ( equivalent word , synonym )
   two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
    "Happy" and "joyful" are often used as synonyms in many contexts.
   "Happy" and "joyful" are often used as synonyms in many contexts.