DECOMMISSION


Meaning of DECOMMISSION in English

/dee'keuh mish"euhn/ , v.t.

1. to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.

2. to deactivate; shut down: to decommission a nuclear power plant.

[ 1925-30; DE- + COMMISSION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .