How to pronounce“mothball”in English
verblike other airlines Lufthansa originally pulled the A380 from its Fleet just before the pandemic some of those aircraft ended up parked in Terrell
essentially mothballed at the time there didn't seem to be much of a future for the world's largest airplane the A380 consumes vast amounts of kerosene making
it uneconomical when not fully booked now capacity is exactly what airlines want with the A380 holding anywhere from 500 to 850 passengers it's Back Off the
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Definitions of “mothball”
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.
“There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; […]”
To store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1).
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.
“They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.”
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