verb
- past tense and past participle of retransmit; to transmit again or send again, especially a signal, message, or broadcast
Usage: technical; telecommunications
Examples
- The radio station retransmitted the emergency broadcast every hour.
- Data packets were retransmitted when the first transmission failed.
- The satellite retransmitted the signal to remote areas.
- The message was retransmitted to ensure all recipients received it.
- Technical problems caused the program to be retransmitted later.
- The tower retransmitted the weak signal to boost its range.