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What does inoperative mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word inoperative? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. not working or functioning; either idle or broken
  2. (law) No longer legally binding
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This last resort could either solve the problem or render the cell phone completely inoperative.
In the inoperative position, the refuelling probe is retracted into the nose of the fuselage in front of the pilot's cabin.
The train was more crowded than I expected, so in order to get a window seat, I moved into the inoperative cafe car.
Some of them we will only be able to play three times before they come inoperative.
One wonders how the inoperative council is supposed to generate the much needed finances to liquidate the debts.
One or more pipes or the canister itself could be blocked or damaged, or maybe one of the valves in the system is inoperative.

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