Demolition

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  • noun. The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.
  • noun. Explosives, especially when designed or used as weapons.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. In French law, abatement; annulment: as, an action in demolition of a servitude or a nuisance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of demolishing
  • noun. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    • Word Usage
    "The OPFOR uses the term demolition in reference to the destruction of buildings and engineer works (bridges, fortifications, roads)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    destruction  devastation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Deposition  Inquisition  Prohibition  Titian  abolition  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    annihilation  arson  atomic  carnage  cleanup  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    answer  complete answer  confounding  confutation  contradiction  
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