decommission
🇺🇸
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
verb
R
To take something out of service, especially weapons or military equipment.
The military decided to decommission the old tanks.
R
To stop using a nuclear power station and dismantle it safely.
The government plans to decommission the nuclear power station in five years.
translation
To take something out of service, especially weapons or military equipment.; To stop using a nuclear power station and dismantle it safely.
Word Forms
3rd Present
decommissions
Past
decommissioned
Perfect
decommissioned
Progressive
decommissioning