mothball
moth|ball /m'ɒθbɔːl, AM m'ɔːθ-/ (mothballs mothballing mothballed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
2 [VERB] V n
If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. (JOURNALISM)
...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons...
1 [N-COUNT]
A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
2 [VERB] V n
If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. (JOURNALISM)
...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons...