Associations to the word «Decommission»

Wiktionary

DECOMMISSION, verb. To take out of service or to render unusable.
DECOMMISSION, verb. To remove or revoke a commission.
DECOMMISSION, verb. To remove or revoke a formal designation.

Dictionary definition

DECOMMISSION, verb. Withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998".

Wise words

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