demolition

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The estimated cost of the demolition is around $650,000 and one infrastructure is going to remain, said David Frommer, executive director of planning and construction.

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  1. noun The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.
  2. noun Explosives, especially when designed or used as weapons.

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  • The school board approved the demolition, which is scheduled to start within weeks, with little discussion. —  news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com
  • Video footage and photos of the demolition will be added to MoDOT website later in the afternoons each day. —  Moberly Monitor-Index Homepage RSS
  • The estimated cost of the demolition is around $650,000 and one infrastructure is going to remain, said David Frommer, executive director of planning and construction. —  The Rebel Yell
  • However, unfortunately, after 15 minutes of deliberation behind closed doors, the final decision to the Council to grant the demolition was announced without answering any of the objections raised by the a appellants. —  The Westmount Examiner
  • For 50-year-old Mrs Iyabo Olanrewaju who had lived and traded at the place, the demolition was the beginning of a bleak future for her and her four children. —  Welcome to the Frontpage
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  1. French démolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō, dēmōlītiōn-, from dēmōlīrī, to demolish; see demolish.

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  1. from Old French demolition, French démolition = Provencal demolition = Spanish demolicion = Portuguese demolição = Italian demolizione = Dutch demolitie, from Latin demolitio(n-), from demoliri, pull down: see demolish.
 

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