Meaning & use
Mothballed
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Put into storage or taken out of active use, typically for an extended or indefinite period.
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The navy mothballed several aging destroyers rather than scrapping them outright.
The factory's expansion plans were mothballed when the economy took a downturn.
A note on using this word
Comes from the literal practice of storing wool garments with mothballs to protect them from moths during long-term storage.
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