"major refit" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used in a business, engineering, or construction context to describe a substantial renovation or remodeling to a machine, structure, or system, such as, "We are beginning a major refit of the production line this week."
Ark Royal has been decommissioned and Illustrious is in for a major refit".
At least one new generator is expected to be needed on each ship, requiring a major refit of a vessel where space is already at a premium.
So the fact that it was, by 2009, independent bookshop of the year in Scotland after a major refit and relaunch is a cheering tale and a small miracle in the current economic climate.
The Brewhouse, Royal William Yard, 01752 252702, rivercottage.net/plymouth Following a major refit, the veteran Plymouth Arts Centre reopened in September with a new look and a new dining experience.
Travel: Contact Tribes Travel for tailor-made packages to Mumbai and India The California Academy Of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate park reopens in October, after a major refit based on Renzo Piano's architecture.
On return in July, the carrier entered a major refit, which continued until 3 August 1979.
Both ships finally underwent major refits in 1944.
Between her major refits in 1931 32 and 1936, Eagle was sent to the China Station before rotating back to the Mediterranean.
So if Wenger does stay he must conduct a major, not to mention expensive, refit of Arsenal before he can even think about reclaiming the prizes that once used to arrive on a regular basis.
Lifted from a large crate, an engine supplied by one of the nation's major car companies would be refitted and slipped into place — perhaps a 350-horse hemi with a four-barrel carb and a supercharger, able to race from zero to 60 in six seconds.
The two years following the terror attacks of September 11 , 2001 witnessed a particularly active pace of operations greater than that of the Korean War in which 17 Canadian warships (every major vessel except two in long refit) served off southwest Asia.
