scrapping

English

Verb

scrapping

1. present participle of scrap

Noun

scrapping (plural scrappings)

1. 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.