verb
- to discharge from military service
Usage: British; informal
noun
- the process of discharging military personnel from service
Usage: British; informal
Examples
- The soldiers were demobbed after the war ended.
- He was demobbed in 1945 and returned to civilian life.
- The government began to demob troops gradually.
- After demob, many veterans struggled to find work.
- The demob process took several months to complete.
- She received her demob papers in June.