Decommission
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːkəˈmɪʃən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decommission is a verb meaning To take out of service or to render unusable.
Meaning
To take out of service or to render unusable.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To remove or revoke the commission of.
- (transitive) To remove or revoke the formal designation of.
Example Sentences
They decommissioned the ship after the accident.
The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.
Pitlochry signal box (which previously controlled the passing loop through the station) was also decommissioned at this time and now awaits a future use, […]
There are a large number of nuclear and radiological facilities, including legacy sites worldwide, that have been decommissioned successfully, are either currently in an active decommissioning phrase, or will require decommissioning in the near future[…].
Word Forms
- decommissions
- decommissioning
- decommissioned
Antonyms for decommission
Common opposites include commission.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deactivation, remove, disband, disbandment, dislodge, disbanding.
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