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disuse
[ noun dis-yoos; verb dis-yooz ]
noun
- discontinuance of use or practice:
Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
verb (used with object)
- to cease to use.
disuse
/ »åɪ²õˈÂá³Ü˲õ /
noun
- the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse )
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
A man who tried to murder his former partner by throwing her into a disused well has been jailed for 24 years.
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.
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.
They connected disused houses, pubs, shops, a nightclub and, in one case, a disused department store in north Wales, to the electricity grid.
It was initially placed in a disused shop window in Notting Hill in full view of passers-by.
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