1. mothballed - Adjective
2. mothballed - Verb
mothballed
simple past and past participle of mothball
mothballed (not comparable)
(of something out of use) Kept in good condition for possible future use.
2000s May 2005 map of TVA sites dam nuclear fossil In 2002, TVA began work to restart a previously mothballed nuclear reactor at Browns Ferry Unit 1, which was completed in May 2007. Source: Internet
Even if no new problems are discovered during the test flights, it's likely to take at least a month to get pilots trained and get mothballed planes upgraded, inspected and serviced. Source: Internet
Although officially retired, the F-117 fleet remains intact and photos show the aircraft carefully mothballed. Source: Internet
But, potentially key evidence was thrown away after the case was mothballed in March 2007. Source: Internet
Modern publications have often incorrectly asserted that Jack Tramiel mothballed the Atari 7800 feeling video games were a past fad and subsequently asserted that he dusted off the Atari 7800 once the NES became successful. Source: Internet
As a result, after the Commencement Bay class, no new escort carriers were designed, and with every downsizing of the navy, the CVEs were the first to be mothballed. Source: Internet