Meaning of DEMOLITION
| Pronunciation: | | `demu'lishun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the act of demolishing
- [n] an event or the result of an event that destroys something
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DEMOLITION is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | destruction |
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| | See Also: | | annihilation, conclusion, depredation, destruction, devastation, disintegration, ending, eradication, finish, obliteration, rack, ravage, razing, ruin, ruination, wrack, wrecking | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dem`o*li"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr.
demoliri: cf. F. d['e]molition. See {Demolish}.]
The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile
or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; --
opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of
military works, of a town, or of hopes.
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| | Related Terms: | | answer, complete answer, confounding, confutation, contradiction, controversion, demolishment, denial, disassembly, discrediting, dismantlement, effective rejoinder, flattening, leveling, overthrow, overthrowal, razing, rebuttal, refutal, refutation, smashing, squelch, subversion, tearing down, undermining, unmaking, upset, upsetting, wreckage, wrecking |
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