Out-of-service
Alternative forms
Full definition of out-of-service
Adjective
out-of-service
- 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.