depreservation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
de- + preservation
Noun[edit]
depreservation (uncountable)
- The process of bringing preserved equipment out of storage and back into working order.
- 1953, Aviation Week, volume 58, page 58:
- For depreservation, the engine is turned manually, causing the compound to revert to liquid form, and it is drained through depreservation valves on the lower cylinders of the engine.
- 1984, United States Army Aviation Digest, page 4:
- To define the specific preservation, maintenance and depreservation necessary to maintain FMC aircraft combat ready while in prepositioned storage.