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scrapping

scrapping

English

Verb

scrapping

present participle of scrap

Noun

scrapping ‎(plural scrappings)

The act by which something is scrapped.
- 1993, N. Wijnolst, ‎C. Peeters, ‎P. Liebman, European shortsea shipping (page 11)
  The number of ship scrappings over the past five years has declined appreciably on an annual basis since the mid-1980s which was a period of intense shipbreaking activity.