decommission

verb

de·com·mis·sion ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən

decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions

transitive verb

: 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.

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Despite the mission’s contributions to science and planetary defense, it was decommissioned in August 2024. —

Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024 Ukraine has previously received the Vlaardingen minehunter, which was decommissioned on March 27, according to Militarnyi. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 The road will become decommissioned as a state highway and turned over to the city upon completion of the work. —

Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Xcel Energy’s Fort St Vrain power plant in Platteville was nuclear, but was decommissioned in 1989 and later converted to natural gas. —

Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decommission