reconnection en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English reconnection From re- + connection.
Meanings
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A connection of things that have been previously severed.
I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reconnections | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| reconnexion | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
it ricongiungimento (connection of that which has been severed) · fr reconnexion (connection of that which has been severed) · it riconnessione (connection of that which has been severed)