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disuse

[ noun dis-yoos; verb dis-yooz ]

noun

  1. discontinuance of use or practice:

    Traditional customs are falling into disuse.



verb (used with object)

disused, disusing.
  1. to cease to use.

disuse

/ »åɪ²õˈÂá³Ü˲õ /

noun

  1. the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disuse1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See dis- 1, use
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A man who tried to murder his former partner by throwing her into a disused well has been jailed for 24 years.

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Safety standards at Boeing have come under a harsh spotlight since an incident last year in which a disused door panel fell off a brand new 737 Max aircraft shortly after takeoff.

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A total of 2,573 disused coal tips were identified, with 360 classed as having "the potential to impact public safety" and requiring regular inspection.

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They connected disused houses, pubs, shops, a nightclub and, in one case, a disused department store in north Wales, to the electricity grid.

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It was initially placed in a disused shop window in Notting Hill in full view of passers-by.

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