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demothball

[ dee-mawth-bawl, -moth- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.


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Example Sentences

Around a T-shaped table in the office of Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, 25 representatives of 15 major oil companies met last week to demothball a tool left over from Suez.

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