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- MOTHBALLED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: to deactivate (something, such as a ship) and prevent deterioration chiefly by dehumidification Verb Many navy ships were mothballed after the war Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage Read More
- mothball - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
To store (clothing, etc ) with mothballs (noun sense 1) They mothballed the old version after the new one came out There is already considerable spare primary capacity because the coal is accessible and merely needs the men and machines to get it
- MOTHBALL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily
- MOTHBALLED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
MOTHBALLED definition: 1 past simple and past participle of mothball 2 to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but… Learn more
- Mothballed - definition of mothballed by The Free Dictionary
A condition of being set aside or discarded: have put the plan into mothballs 1 To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage 2 To defer indefinitely; shelve: mothball a project American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
- mothball verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of mothball verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- mothballed - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
make (something) no longer active: agreed to mothball their most dangerous missiles moth•ball (môth′ bôl′, moth′ -), n Idioms in disuse or in storage, esp with reference to standby equipment Idioms (of ideas) dismissed as unworthy of further deliberation inactivate stored away: a mothball fleet No titles with the word (s) "mothballed"
- Mothballed - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English
The term 'mothballed' originated in the United States in the early 20th century It derives from the practice of using mothballs made from naphthalene to protect clothing and textiles from being eaten by moths
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