recapture
recapture
definition
verb
armed police have recaptured a prisoner who's been on the run for five days
capture (a person or animal that has escaped).
noun
Fierce fighting was reported during the recapture of the television station but the radio station was apparently given up without a struggle, with the dissidents fleeing.
an act of recapturing.
example
However, it emerged last night that the government has quashed hopes of a victory parade on the scale of that staged following the 'recapture' of the Falkland Islands in 1982.
The lines of communications there were focused through Seoul, and the 'recapture' of the city promised dramatic results.
It's strictly for the fans, of course, but it does 'recapture' the excitement of seeing the band live and offers a telling glimpse into why they are one of the fastest-growing pop-punk acts of the moment.
What are the police doing to 'recapture' these men?
‘We will be working around the clock to 'recapture' these prisoners and bring stability to the area,’ Neer promised.
I think they are greedy and trying to 'recapture' their youth!
Major Hilary Evans was a prisoner of war escapee, who lived rough in Italy's hills and mountains to avoid 'recapture' .
He thought the piece she'd written on his 'recapture' after a jail break was particularly commendable.
Given huge portions of Asia Minor by the Treaty of Sevres, the Greeks made a terrible miscalculation, thinking they could 'recapture' more territory and even Constantinople.
Before his 'recapture' , he stayed at inns or slept at video game rooms, all located in the vicinity of the two marketplaces.
Dunbar was, for example, to have a central role in the operation to 'recapture' Lord Maxwell, who had escaped from Edinburgh Castle on 4 December 1607.
the 'recapture' of the harbour of Bahia
On the fourth attempt he evaded 'recapture' and, along with a group of Special Forces, took part in operations behind enemy lines and also helped fellow POWs escape.
It is particularly popular with ‘born-again’ bikers - older motorcyclists who buy high-powered machines in a bid to 'recapture' the thrills of their youth.
We're trying to 'recapture' the romance of flight as it was in the 1920s or 30s, when flight used to be terribly exciting.
During the second world war Dr Pollock served as a captain in the Black Watch and then with No 5 Commando, and took part in the D Day landings and the 'recapture' of Mandalay.
We might never 'recapture' the raw enthusiasm of the early days, but the future looks bright.
Re-reading it 35 years later, it's not difficult to 'recapture' that excitement.
I finally found a videotape of it, watched it again, and couldn't 'recapture' the original feeling, maybe because I knew all the surprises.
The capital city of Agana was bombed heavily during the 'recapture' of the island from the Japanese, and had to be completely rebuilt.
He visited the town soon after its 'recapture' and boasted to a cheering crowd that ‘We will not spare any one of the rebels’.
Leeds failed to 'recapture' the form which had swept them to the title
Many felt a need to 'recapture' the thrill they felt during the war as members of tank units or bomber crews.
The city had been under insurgent control since April and its 'recapture' was seen as essential to organizing the promised January elections.
According to journalists traveling with coalition forces, the battle in southern Iraq continued to rage with Iraqi forces apparently launching counterattacks to 'recapture' lost ground.
Paul Webb's one-man play has two clear aims: to 'recapture' the lost musical world of Ivor Novello and to remind us of the post-war witch-hunt against theatrical homosexuals.
It will 'recapture' the excitement of crossing national borders that the euro eliminated.
The keen skier has just taken up snowboarding to try and 'recapture' his youth.
It is easy to 'recapture' the excitement, the thrills, the joy of being the best in the land.
the programs give viewers a chance to 'recapture' their own childhoods
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