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plural recaptures
The act of capturing again. examples
That which is captured back; a prize retaken. examples
(finance) The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time. examples
third-person singular simple present recaptures, present participle recapturing, simple past and past participle recaptured
To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss. quotations examples
On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.
1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340
One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 118
Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.
2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport