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Synonyms for demolition

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dem-uh-lish-uh n, dee-muh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛm əˈlɪʃ ən, ˌdi mə-

Définition of demolition

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Old French demolition (14c.) "demolition; defeat, rout," from Latin demolitionem (nominative demolitio), noun of action from past participle stem of demoliri (see demolish). Mencken noted demolition engineer for "house-wrecker" by 1936. Demolition derby is recorded from 1956, American English, defined by OED as "a contest in which old cars are battered into one another, the last one running being declared the winner."
  • noun destruction
Example sentences :
  • It was high time, for the bears were furiously engaged in the work of demolition.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • After the demolition of that party he voted with the Democrats.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • He may have been willing to batter it, but he did not intend its demolition.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 » by Various
  • It is true they indicated demolition, but demolition so slow as to be worthless to us.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • The demolition of the eastern section began February 21, 1606.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • The Sablonière Hotel, however, is now in course of demolition.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • Demolition of one's idols is painful, and Carlyle had been an idol.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
  • Was it the secret of the thoroughness with which the work of demolition was done?
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) » by John Morley
  • How noiseless and undisturbing are the demolition, the repairs and the alterations, of nature!
  • Extract from : « The World I Live In » by Helen Keller
  • The powder for our demolition will be upwards of twenty-two tons.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Gordon, Volume I » by Demetrius Charles Boulger

Antonyms for demolition

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