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   decommission

   /ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/

   verb

   • 1. withdraw (something, especially weapons or military equipment) from service: "a decision to decommission the ice patrol ship HMS Endurance"
   • ▪ make (a nuclear reactor) inoperative and dismantle it safely: "we need to decommission old nuclear power stations"

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   What does decommission mean in English?

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   What is decommissioning a nuclear power plant?

   • to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service. to decommission a nuclear power plant. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What does it mean to decommission an oil well?

   • To decommission a well is to permanently fill it in and seal it so it cannot be used anymore. When a facility such as an oil well is authorized by the government, the license normally includes a legal obligation for the entity to decommission the facility at the end of its useful life. After its useful life, a well will be decommissioned.

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   What happens when a nuclear reactor is decommissioned?

   • When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used. ...a decommissioned power plant in Colorado. [VERB-ed] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   Decommission means to take equipment or weapons out of use, especially officially. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as business, nuclear power, and fishing, with examples and translations.

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     DECOMMISSION definicja: 1. to take equipment or weapons out...

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     DECOMMISSION translate: 关闭，停止使用（设备或武器）. Learn more in the...

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   Decommission is a verb that means to remove something from service, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant. Learn the word history, example sentences, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Decommission means to take equipment or weapons out of use, or to officially close a factory or industrial building. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of decommission with examples and translations.

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   Decommission means to remove or retire something from active service, such as a ship, airplane, or nuclear plant. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this verb from Dictionary.com.

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   Decommission means to take something out of service or to dismantle it when it is no longer needed. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as nuclear power plants, ships, weapons, and oil wells, with examples and synonyms.

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   decommission. /ˈdikəˌmɪʃən/. IPA guide. Other forms: decommissioned; decommissioning. Definitions of decommission. verb. withdraw from active service. “The warship was decommissioned in 1998”. see more.