OVERHAUL


Meaning of OVERHAUL in English

(~ed)

1.

If a piece of equipment is ~ed, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if necessary.

They had ensured the plumbing was ~ed a year ago...

Our car was towed away to have its suspension ~ed.

= service

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, have n V-ed

Overhaul is also a noun.

...the ~ of aero engines.

N-COUNT

2.

If you ~ a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it.

The government said it wanted to ~ the employment training scheme to make it cost effective...

VERB: V n

Overhaul is also a noun.

The study says there must be a complete ~ of air traffic control systems.

N-COUNT: usu N of n

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