The power plant was mothballed because of its outdated technology.
Source: tatoeba (2112220)
Mothballed
Synonyms for "mothballed" (16 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
12 entriesCollocations
10 entriesmothball facilitymothball policymothball programmothball projectmothballed assetmothballed facilitymothballed inventorymothballed programmothballed projectmothballing costs
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
However, the one-of-a-kind aircraft spent eight years mothballed before being upgraded and returned to service, where it has been contracted out to various companies and governments.
Source: tatoeba (10792626)
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.
Source: wiktionary