Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.
- n. Explosives, especially when designed or used as weapons.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying, as a structure; hence, destruction or ruin in general: as, the demolition of a house or of military works; the demolition of a theory.
- n. In French law, abatement; annulment: as, an action in demolition of a servitude or a nuisance.
Wiktionary
- n. the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to
construction .
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of demolishing
- n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Etymologies
- Latin dēmōlītiō "a tearing down". (Wiktionary)
- French démolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō, dēmōlītiōn-, from dēmōlīrī, to demolish; see demolish. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The OPFOR uses the term demolition in reference to the destruction of buildings and engineer works (bridges, fortifications, roads).”
“The Rivers State government asserts that the demolition is necessary to implement an urban renewal project initiated in 2009.”
The Huffington Post: More Than 200,000 Nigerians Face Homelessness From Govt. Effort
“Massive demolition is their calling card, not only the rubble, shattered glass and fire they themselves make from everyday household items, but their own blasted body parts which occur when the X-Men tear into them.”
“Navy SEALs, special forces, experts in demolition and underwater work.”
“Guerrilla for puzzle brand Ravensburger where demolition spaces were used to communicate, here giant puzzle boxes with known buildings were places in demolition spaces.”
“You see, the caveat to the demolition is that the historical facades will be retained for the five - and ten-story structures to come.”
“The Way of All Flesh is an exercise in demolition - nothing more.”
“Owner of the complex also said Pull building 7″ which in demolition lingo means blow it up!”
Think Progress » Bush Meets Privately With Think Tank Promoting Military Strike On Iran
“But, ironically, the “development” that supposedly required her home’s demolition is a shambles.”
“They say the demolition is another act of discrimination by the Jewish state against the Arab minority.”
Voice of America: Israeli Police Demolish Bedouin Mosque Rahat
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘demolition’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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Personal Vocabulary List
All my favourite words that I come across!
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Some words of from XTC songs that I like or for some reason stand out. That and a dollar will get you a ride on the bus.
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Extinguishish
A list of managed departures.
jettison, demolition, clearance, chucking, disposal, defenestration, remove, exile, excommunicate, eradicate, banish, deport and 114 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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Journey of a 300-Year-Old House
If you read this in order from top to bottom, the word progression suggests the "lifespan" of a 300-year-old house in Pennsylvania.
national register..., volunteers, storage, visitors, library, curator, quarters, caretaker, hardware, beam, chamfered, joists and 42 more...
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deceptive, erotic, harsh
From the Brooklyn Bridge to St. Petersburg /
In every boardroom or boudoir across the world /
From the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance /
Through Reformation, Cold War, Vietnam.headless, beast, bones, leftovers, warlike, groan, cannibal, gruesome, stench, war, carrion, cataclysm and 56 more...
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1. razred: Unit 1
approximately, capital, apartment, storey, block, a.m., p.m., windscreen, mile, dressmaker, immediately, country and 27 more...
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