decommission (redirected from decommissions)

de·com·mis·sion  (dk-mshn)

tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions

To withdraw (a ship, for example) from active service.

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decommission [ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən]

vb

(Military) (tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc. which is no longer required)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decommission - withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998" call back, withdraw, call in, recall - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

Translations

decommission [ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən] VT [+ nuclear power station] → desmantelar; [+ warship, aircraft, weapon] → desguazar, desmantelar

decommission [ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃ^ən] vt [+ nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → mettre hors service
to be decommissioned [nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → être mis(e) hors service

decommission

vt power plant → stilllegen; arms → ausmustern; warship → außer Dienst nehmen