laid-up
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Storing and maintaining Britain's 19 laid-up nuclear submarines has cost taxpayers nearly £16m over the last five years, it has emerged.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2015
The Maritime Commission, launching a merchant ship every seven days, prepared to sell the British 15 of its laid-up fleet of 64 for $3,010,800; asked bids on 24 more.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike Cheoy Lee's early fiberglass vessels, which were laid-up by hand, most fiberglass parts created at the yard are now made using a resin-infusion process.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Hutton, who maintained the Hussar, world's biggest sailing yacht, came out strongly for the commissioning of laid-up yachts as a means of increasing employment.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, Alf's laid-up; not able to look after them"—— "Oi 've 'eard 'at yaan afoor." ——"so I've come to take them back, and leave them at his camp on Mondunbarra."
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
