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decommission

verb

de·​com·​mis·​sion ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən How to pronounce decommission (audio)
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions

transitive verb

: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service

Example Sentences

Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned. The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
Recent Examples on the Web The service, which has pledged to increase the size of the fleet for years, will decommission a total of 39 ships next year, including 23 from the battle fleet roster. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022 Scientists continue working to decommission and decontaminate the plant, which still has more than 1.24 million tonnes of water contaminated with radioactivity on site. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 14 July 2022 The city recently decided to decommission the La Salina plant and pump the wastewater to the San Luis Rey plant for treatment. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022 The agency has to decommission the plant, which includes removing the environmental hazards. Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2022 According to a 2020 survey by the city of Kashiwazaki, close to 20 percent of residents want to decommission the plant immediately. New York Times, 4 May 2022 But a few months later, budget pressures prompted the Pentagon to decommission it Sept. 22, 2006. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 The court order also required the operator to decommission the production facilities and restore the well sites for 28 idle wells, including the two wells with the methane leaks. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2022 Still, Germany is going ahead with plans to decommission its remaining plants — at a cost to the climate. NBC News, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of decommission was in 1922

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