decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 70-speaker organ has been in use since the original organ was decommissioned.
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Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The area includes the actual site of the heliport, which is to be decommissioned, and several other key downtown parcels, including portions of Circle Centre Mall and the Gold Building.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2024
The active train tracks Youngblood would walk along on her way to school have since been decommissioned and transformed into a 30-mile-long paved trail for hikers and bikers extending from Pleasanton to Martinez.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
In Europe, despite military spending increases since the war in Ukraine, the shortfalls are, if anything, even worse: Germany’s military has been shrinking for years despite a major recruiting push, while the UK may soon decommission four warships because of a lack of sailors to sail them.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 June 2024
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Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The area includes the actual site of the heliport, which is to be decommissioned, and several other key downtown parcels, including portions of Circle Centre Mall and the Gold Building.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2024
The active train tracks Youngblood would walk along on her way to school have since been decommissioned and transformed into a 30-mile-long paved trail for hikers and bikers extending from Pleasanton to Martinez.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
In Europe, despite military spending increases since the war in Ukraine, the shortfalls are, if anything, even worse: Germany’s military has been shrinking for years despite a major recruiting push, while the UK may soon decommission four warships because of a lack of sailors to sail them.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 June 2024
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decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən
: to remove (as a ship) from use or service
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