mothball

suomi-englanti sanakirja

mothball englannista suomeksi

1. varastoida

2. koipallo

0. Substantiivi

1. koinmyrkky, koipallo

1. Verbi

2. suojata koipalloilla">suojata koipalloilla

3. hyllyttää

mothball englanniksi

1. (senseid) A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.

2. (quote-journal)|location=Guthrie, Okla.|publisher=The State Capital Company|page=25|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=pa7a0hfjFx4C&pg=RA4-PA25|oclc=647362820|passage=There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; (..)

3. (RQ:Henry Heart of the West)

4. (RQ:Lewis Wrenn) gorgeous stained-glass windows, and a general polite creaking of ladies' best stays and gentlemen's stiff shirt-bosoms, and an odor of the best cologne and moth-balls.

5. (quote-hansard)

6. To store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs ''(noun (senseno))''.

8. To stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future.

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9. (quote-journal)

10. (quote-book)|edition=international|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Americana Corporation|volume=27 (Trace to Venial Sin)|page=709|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaamer27newy/page/709/mode/1up|column=2|oclc=919406|passage=Following the war, along with the inevitable sharp reduction of forces, including the "mothballing" of a considerable part of the fleet as an inactive reserve, there were a few important developments affecting the navy.

11. (quote-book) characterized the company's behavior as "abrupt, rude, and disrespectful," and railed against the mothballing of veteran creators.

12. (RQ:Guardian)

13. (quote-journal) could well mothball the line given its lack of traffic.

14. (RQ:Time) Musk, America's space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS).

15. To stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) the time being; to postpone, to shelve.

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