Demolition
[demə'lɪʃn] or [,dɛmə'lɪʃən;,dimə'lɪʃən]
Definition
(n.) 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.
Edited by Beverly
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Overthrow, destruction, ruin.
Checked by Jean
Examples
- There was the constant attempt to approximate the conditions of successful assassination that accompanied the demolition. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now he had finished the demolition project and he took a new page of the notebook and commenced to write out the operation orders. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The problem of its demolition was not difficult. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Once you accept the idea of demolition as a problem it is only a problem. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Neil