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mothball /ˈmɑːɵˌbɑːl/  

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  • noun
    plural -balls
    [count] :a small ball that contains a strong-smelling chemical and that is used to keep moths away from stored clothing
    mothballs [plural] - used in phrases like in/into mothballs and out of mothballs to describe something that is stored without being used for a long time
    Many ships in the navy's fleet were put in mothballs after the war.
    a computer system that has gone into mothballs
    The old ship is being taken out of mothballs. - sometimes used to describe a person (such as a performer) who has not been seen for a long time
    an old comedian who is being brought out of mothballs to star in a new television show
    verb
    -balls; -balled; -balling
    [+ obj] :to stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future
    Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.