Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decommissions, present participle decommissioning, past tense, past participle decommissioned
verb
When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used.
HMS Warspite was decommissioned as part of defence cuts. [beVERB-ed]
...a decommissioned power plant in Colorado. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
decommission in British English
(ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən)
verb
(transitive)
to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)
decommission in American English
(ˌdikəˈmɪʃən)
verb transitive
1.
to revoke the commission of
2.
to take (a ship, nuclear power plant, etc.) out of service
decommission in the Oil and Gas Industry
(dikəmɪʃən)
Word forms: (present) decommissions, (past) decommissioned, (perfect) decommissioned, (progressive) decommissioning
verb
(Extractive engineering: General, Operations)
To decommission a well is to permanently fill it in and seal it so it cannot be used anymore.
When a facility such as an oil well is authorized by the government, the licensenormally includes a legal obligation for the entity to decommission the facility at the end of its useful life.
After its useful life, a well will be decommissioned.
To decommission a well is to permanently fill it in and seal it so it cannot be used anymore.
Word builderde-The prefix de- is used in a number of verbs and nouns in which there is a sense of removing something.