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单词 out-of-service
释义

out-of-service

See also: out of service

English

Alternative forms

  • out of service

Adjective

out-of-service (not comparable)

  1. Not working, not functioning, broken; currently unavailable.
    • 2005, "Talk of the Town: Elevator Hack," The New Yorker, 17 Oct.,
      No one much likes it when something—an empty cab, an out-of-service subway train, summer—goes by without stopping.

Usage notes

  • Used especially for telephone numbers and methods of public transportation, such as elevators, buses, or taxis.
  • The hyphenated spelling "out-of-service" is used when this adjective immediately precedes the noun it modifies.

Antonyms

  • in service
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