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/diːˈɡaʊs/ · verb
(transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.)..
Despite sustaining some damage from air attacks, it was used as a mooring point for large landing crafts with a deep draught in the lead-up to the D-Day landings, and later for the purpose of degaussing vessels.
Use degauss when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Degauss means (transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.)..
Common synonyms include deperm, demagnetise, demagnetize.
Possible antonyms include magnetize, caustically, vitriolically.
Despite sustaining some damage from air attacks, it was used as a mooring point for large landing crafts with a deep draught in the lead-up to the D-Day landings, and later for the purpose of degaussing vessels.
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