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Meanings of decommissioned in English

Russian
списание судна
Catalan
retirada del servei
Spanish
decomisación naval

Termination of a ship's career in service in the armed forces of a nation.

      списание судна
      Usage of decommissioned in English
      1
      Public space must be neutralised and the flag poles must be decommissioned.
      The Irish Times
      2
      Let me have one of those decommissioned combat meks, if you must.
      Sisterhood of Dune
      3
      I don't want to find any more surprises in decommissioned COG facilities.
      Jacinto's Remnant
      4
      The brigade was decommissioned after Vietnam and then activated again in 2000.
      War
      5
      But what becomes of a decommissioned IRA member, put verifiably beyond use?
      The Irish Times
      6
      The US has transferred to its Pacific ally two decommissioned coastguard ships.
      The Guardian
      7
      The 30th anniversary concert was held at a decommissioned Air Force base.
      Radio NZ
      8
      The decommissioned ones could have been reactivated, I suppose, and then copied.
      The eyes of a king
      9
      Britannia, the royal yacht, is decommissioned, and rare royal tears are shed.
      The Guardian
      10
      Half the secondhand ships in known space were decommissioned Navy ships; weapons removed.
      The truth of valor
      11
      NIKE 14 had been decommissioned long before the AI age had even begun.
      Sea of Rust
      12
      Madam, - Why have nearly all the public conveniences in Dublin been decommissioned?
      The Irish Times
      13
      The British army watchtower in Crossmaglen is being decommissioned this week.
      The Irish Times
      14
      Tiuka said it was disappointing the Wairoa wells had not been properly decommissioned.
      Radio NZ
      15
      The plant was decommissioned in 1982 after a quarter-century of use.
      Wired
      16
      Even if the Petroplus plant were decommissioned, European refining economics would remain challenging.
      Reuters
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      Decommissioned across language varieties
      Ireland
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common
      United Kingdom
      Rare