reinforcements
noun(re-in-force-ment)
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
reinforcements
noun(re-in-force-ment)
a device designed to provide additional strength
Examples:
He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook.
reinforcements
noun(re-in-force-ment)
information that makes more forcible or convincing
Examples:
His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints.
reinforcements
noun(re-in-force-ment)
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
reinforcements
noun(re-in-force-ment)
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it