Telephone repeater

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1. One that repeats: "[The] tourists are mainly repeaters from the United States and Canada who come for the peace and quiet" (James Kerr).

2. A watch or clock with a pressure-activated mechanism that strikes the hour.

3. A repeating firearm.

4. A student who repeats a course, usually one that has been failed.

5. One who fraudulently votes more than once in a single election.

6. One who has been convicted of wrongdoing more than once, especially for the same offense.

repeater [rɪˈpiːtə]

1. a person or thing that repeats

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) Also called repeating firearm a firearm capable of discharging several shots without reloading

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a timepiece having a mechanism enabling it to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed

4. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electrical engineering a device that amplifies or augments incoming electrical signals and retransmits them, thus compensating for transmission losses

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called substitute Nautical one of three signal flags hoisted with others to indicate that one of the top three is to be repeated

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Noun	1.	repeater - a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	repeater - someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) habitual criminal, recidivist criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	3.	repeater - a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading repeating firearm firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" Mauser - trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
	4.	repeater - (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances" electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically EE, electrical engineering - the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication

Translations

repeater [rɪˈpiːtəʳ] N

1. (= watch) → reloj m de repetición; (= rifle) → rifle m de repetición

2. (US) (Jur) → reincidente mf

repeater

n (= gun) → Repetier- or Mehrladegewehr nt; (= watch) → Repetieruhr f

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The exhibition, organised by Greville Worthington and the St Paulinus Project, runs from 18th May until the 22nd June at the Telephone Repeater Station, Brompton on Swale, Richmond in North Yorkshire.

Lighten up by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

The Tees Valley office of Wise Speke is sponsoring an exhibition of contemporary art at the recently renovated Telephone Repeater Station in Brompton-on-Swale, near Richmond in North Yorkshire.

Art enthusiasts will see the light thanks to Wise Speke by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

5,377,255 by the United States Patent Office for its proprietary cordless telephone repeater design.

PCS Wireless Inc. announces receipt of patent by Business Wire

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