mothballing

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of mothball
2. noun The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.

Similar words

camphor ball mothballer moth-ball moth ball moorage monthling memoisation mulling moping moucade

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Word family

mothball mothballed mothballs