decommission
[ dee-kuh-mish-uh n ]
/ ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /
verb (used with object)
to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
to deactivate; shut down: to decommission a nuclear power plant.
Origin of decommission
First recorded in 1925–30;
de- +
commission
Words nearby decommission
decolonize,
decolor,
decolorant,
decolorize,
decolour,
decommission,
decommit,
decompensate,
decompensation,
decompose,
decomposed
Example sentences from the Web for decommission
Will Obama decommission the U.S. Army, join the Non-Aligned Movement and invite Robert Mugabe to Camp David?
Some were building robots that could decommission leaky gas-stations and crater out the toxic soil.
Makers |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for decommission
decommission
/ (ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən) /
verb
(tr)
to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)