# mothballed

Pronunciation: US say "MAWTH-bawld" /ˈmɔθbɔld/; UK say "MOTH-bawld" /mɒθbɔːld/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of mothball. — simple past and past participle of mothball
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mothball. Used for the past, or after have or was.
   - _The navy mothballed a dozen destroyers after the war ended._
   - _Plans for a second runway were mothballed when the airline went bankrupt._

## Adjective

2. Of something no longer in use: kept in good condition in case it is needed again.
   - Simple: Not used now, but kept in good shape in case it is needed again later.
   - _Engineers are surveying the mothballed power plant to see whether it could restart within a year._
   - _A row of mothballed warships waited in the bay under protective coatings._

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