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decommission

UK
/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
US
/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/

Translations

decommissionverb
decommissioned
Past Simple
decommissioned
Past Participle
decommissioning
Gerund
UK
/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
US
/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
désarmerSurtout pour un navire de guerre ou un bâtiment naval.
The navy decided to decommission the old battleship after 30 years of service.
La marine a décidé de désarmer l'ancien cuirassé après 30 ans de service.
mettre hors serviceUsage courant pour un équipement, un navire ou un système.
The navy decided to decommission the old battleship after 30 years of service.
La marine a décidé de mettre hors service l'ancien cuirassé après 30 ans de service.
Additional translations
démantelerEmploi technique, notamment pour une installation nucléaire ou industrielle.
Synonyms
retire
withdraw
dismantle
disband
deactivate
abandon
remove
Antonyms
activate
commission
decommissionnoun
decommissions
pl
UK
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən/
US
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən/
Rare, chiefly in technical or bureaucratic usage; the more common noun is "decommissioning".
mise hors serviceTerme général pour le retrait d'un équipement, d'une installation ou d'un système de l'usage actif.
A detailed plan guided the decommission of the old oil platform.
Un plan détaillé a guidé la mise hors service de l'ancienne plateforme pétrolière.
désarmementSpécifique aux navires de guerre.
The aircraft carrier's decommission was marked by a solemn ceremony.
Le désarmement du porte-avions a été marqué par une cérémonie solennelle.
Additional translations
démantèlementSurtout pour une installation industrielle ou nucléaire.
Synonyms
withdrawal
demobilization
mothballing
deactivation
retirement
closure
shutdown
decommissioning
disposal
phasing-out

Definitions

decommissionverb
To officially take a ship, weapon, or other piece of equipment out of service.
The navy decided to decommission the old battleship after 30 years of service.
To remove or disable a nuclear reactor or power plant from service.
The government plans to decommission the nuclear power plant by the end of the decade.
To withdraw something from active use or service, often for safety or obsolescence reasons.
The company will decommission the outdated software system next month.
decommissionnoun
The process of taking a facility, piece of equipment, or system out of active service or use, often involving dismantling or disposal (rare).
A detailed plan guided the decommission of the old oil platform.
The formal removal of a naval vessel from active service (rare).
The aircraft carrier's decommission was marked by a solemn ceremony.
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