ausrangiert
Translation
discarded, decommissioned, scrapped, phased out
Examples
Die ausrangierte Maschine wurde verkauft.
The decommissioned machine was sold.
Er sammelt ausrangierte Möbelstücke.
He collects discarded pieces of furniture.
Grammar Patterns
((attributive)) + Noun as an attributive adjective The discarded ship is rusting in the harbor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: veraltet (obsolete), unbrauchbar (unusable); Antonyms: neu (new), modern (modern)
Etymology
From the prefix 'aus-' (out) and the verb 'rangieren' (to rank, to shunt). Literally means 'ranked out' or taken out of service.
Memory Tips
Imagine a train being shunted ('rangiert') out ('aus') of the main line because it's too old.