mothballedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

mothballed

1. simple past tense and past participle of mothball

形容詞

mothballed (not comparable)

1. (of something out of use) Kept in good condition for possible future use.
   • 2020 April 8, Maria Machancoses, “A boost from the Budget...”, in Rail, page 72:

     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.

参照

• “mothball” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

アナグラム

• demothball