mothball fleet
1mothball fleet — noun : an aggregate of inactivated preserved warships that can be commissioned and made ready for war in a few months; specifically : the United States Navy Reserve Fleet the entrance of the battleship … into the mothball fleet All Hands …
2mothball fleet — Ships of the Navy taken out of service but held to await necessity for further service …
3mothball — [môth′bôl΄] n. a small ball of naphthalene or, sometimes, camphor, the fumes of which repel moths, as from woolens, furs, etc. vt. to store with protective covering or set aside indefinitely for possible future use adj. in storage or reserve [a… …
4Mothball — Mothballs Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant used when storing clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella). Their use when clothing is… …
5mothball — /mawth bawl , moth /, n. 1. a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc. 2. in mothballs, a. in disuse or in storage, esp. with reference to standby …
6mothball — moth•ball [[t]ˈmɔθˌbɔl, ˈmɒθ [/t]] n. 1) a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths 2) idi in mothballs a) in reserve or storage b) in a state of disuse, rejection, or… …
7National Defense Reserve Fleet — NDRF ships at Suisun Bay, California The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of mothballed ships, mostly merchant vessels, that can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping for the United States of America during national …
8zipper fleet — zipper fleet, U.S. ships taken out of active service and held in reserve; mothball fleet …
9Reserve fleet — Ghost fleet redirects here. For the fleet of sunken warships in Micronesia, see Truk Lagoon. Ships of the U.S. Navy s Reserve Fleet in the Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1956 …
10Iowa class battleship — The Iowa class battleships were a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces that would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Four were completed in the early… …
