mothballing

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noun

The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mothball
nounmothballing (countable and uncountable, plural mothballings)

plural mothballings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
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APA

mothballing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothballing

MLA

“mothballing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothballing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mothballing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothballing.

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