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əˈlɪʃ noun
1.
an act or instance of demolishing.
2.
the state of being demolished; destruction.
3.
destruction or demolishment by explosives.
4.
demolitions, explosives, especially as used in war.
adjective
5.
of, pertaining to, or working with explosives: A demolition squad attempted to blow up the bridge before the enemy captured it.
6.
of or pertaining to tearing down or demolishing: Demolition work had begun on the old building.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of demolishing or state of being demolished |
| 2. | chiefly military |
| a. destruction by explosives | |
| b. (as modifier): a demolition charge | |
| demo'litionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
demolition
1540s, from Fr. démolition (14c.), from L. demolitionem, noun of action from demoliri (see demolish). Mencken noted demolition engineer for "house-wrecker" by 1936. Demolition derby is recorded from 1956, Amer.Eng., defined by OED as "a contest in which old cars
are battered into one another, the last one running being declared the winner."
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Example sentences
Then private investors can come in and build something new without the demolition expense.
Except for the demolition of the old buildings, nothing came of either plan.
Demolition on the site has already begun, reports say.
The notices said the demolition was being done to make way for a road leading to the capital's south train station.
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