Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of demolishing or shattering; demolition.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Demolition.

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  • noun archaic demolition

Etymologies

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demolish +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • Because I live in theMcGuire, the 25 story building in Belltown that is now slated for demolishment, just nine years after completion.

    Last Night: McGuire Version « PubliCola 2010

  • Moreover, the Palestinian residents live under constant risk of expulsion from or demolishment of their homes due to new legal interpretations of old property deeds and very restrictive building permits.

    Michal Lewin-Epstein: Jerusalem Day: The Invisible and the Divisible Michal Lewin-Epstein 2010

  • In last month's Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens considers the importance of urban "Bohemias" and why the ultimate demolishment/development of New York's Greenwich Village is a very, very sad thing.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • I've seen several houses that have been treated badly to the point of demolishment by the new owners.

    Contentment At Home 2008

  • One would think that the ostensible desire for homosexuality to be absorbed into the zeitgeist of humdrum social acceptability would be antipathetic to publicly displaying the oddities that inhabit the fringes of the gender demolishment movement.

    Politicians and Gay Pride Parades « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • No excuse for the demolishment, or for the building itself?

    Minneapolis: Lutheran Brotherhood – The Bleat. 2009

  • But regardless of that, it'll be interesting to see whether the Carpenters fans will be able to halt the demolishment of their heroes' home.

    Joy Zipper: Why You Should Love Them 2008

  • It's sad to see how quickly the buildings have been shut down, with demolishment demolition already under way.

    Franklin Avenue 2008

  • It's sad to see how quickly the buildings have been shut down, with demolishment demolition already under way.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • The complete demolishment of 'Scat for brains' post took me about a millisecond.

    doggdot.us 2008

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  • No occurrences in BNC (571 for demolition).

    February 17, 2011