Mothball - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɔːθbɔːl|  American pronunciation of the word mothball
Brit.  |ˈmɒθbɔːl|  British pronunciation of the word mothball

noun

- a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

verb

- put into long-term storage

Extra examples

Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.

The hospital manager said the project would be mothballed until funding became available.

'mothball' fleet

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: mothball
he/she/it: mothballs
present participle: mothballing
past tense: mothballed
past participle: mothballed
noun
singular: mothball
plural: mothballs
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