Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Demolition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Demolition \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
demolition
n 1: an event or the result of an event that destroys something
[syn: {destruction}]
2: the act of demolishing
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