decommission
verb (used with object)
to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
will decommission
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future tenseof decommission.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“When that time comes, we will abandon the facility here. We will decommission it, the metal and all the infrastructure that you see will be shipped off-site,” said Lee-Essington.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
If the mission fails, the monarchy will decommission the ship.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Now, after an understandable uproar among hundreds of thousands of affected citizens, the United States will decommission the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022
The Navy said Monday that it will decommission a warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson this summer caused extensive damage, making it too expensive to restore.
From Fox News ● Nov. 30, 2020
After that, engineers will decommission the orbiters as they are now doing to the shuttle Discovery at the Orbiter Processing Facility.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2011
