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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mothballed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /mɒθbɔːld/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Kept in good condition for possible future use. (of something out of use)
    • Reopening the mothballed Platform 4 at Birmingham Snow Hill, for example, is a relatively simple and inexpensive proposition that will relieve some of the capacity constraints at Birmingham Moor Street. 2020 April 8, Maria Machancoses, “A boost from the Budget...”, in Rail, page 72:

mothballed en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /mɒθbɔːld/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of mothball
    form of mothball