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: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service. Examples of decommission in a Sentence. Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned. The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
verb [ T ] uk / ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ. ə n / us / ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ. ə n / to take equipment or weapons out of use: The government has decided to decommission two battleships. It would cost $300 million to decommission the nuclear installation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Providing weapons or taking weapons away. air bridge. air corridor.
decommission. verb [ T ] uk / ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ. ə n / us / ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ. ə n /. to take equipment or weapons out of use: The government has decided to decommission two battleships. It would cost $300 million to decommission the nuclear installation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Synonyms for DECOMMISSIONED: deactivated, inactive, broken, inoperative, nonfunctioning, nonoperational, nonfunctional, useless; Antonyms of DECOMMISSIONED: operating, operational, active, functioning, live, functional, operative, working.
Decommission definition: to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.. See examples of DECOMMISSION used in a sentence.
When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DECOMMISSION. [+ object] : to officially stop using (a ship, weapon, dam, etc.) : to remove (something) from service. Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned. The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
decommission something to stop using a nuclear power station and take it apart safely. Definition of decommission verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
de·com·mis·sion. (dē′kə-mĭsh′ən) tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions. To take (a ship or a military base, for example) out of active service or use; render inactive. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of decommission. Wiktionary. Decommissioned Sentence Examples. The now decommissioned Concorde had visited EDI numerous times. Once fully decommissioned, the site could facilitate rural business use or residential development.
