DEMOLITION
\dˌɛməlˈɪʃən], \dˌɛməlˈɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_m_ə_l_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DEMOLITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of demolishing; destruction.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of demolishing; destruction.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of overthrowing buildings; destruction.
By Thomas Sheridan
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