To draft or discharge the crew and decommission a vessel. Paying off pendant. An especially long pendant flown from the masthead as a ship leaves port indicating that she will "pay off" at the end of the voyage.
Ukudrafta okanye ukukhulula abasebenzisa nokungabi nakhomishoni kwenqanawa. Ukukhupha into yokuxhoma. Into yokuxhoma ende esuka kwintloko yemasti njengokuba isuka inqanawa enxwemeni ibonisa ukuba iza "kuhlawula" ekupheleni kohambo ngolwandle.