demolition
demolition
Definition
demo·li·tion (dem′ə lis̸h′ən, dē′mə-)
noun
a demolishing or being demolished; often specif., destruction by explosives
Etymology: Fr démolition < L demolitio
demolition
Synonyms
demolition
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- building: Separate consent may be required for whole or partial demolition of building.
- dwelling: The development at Longacre requires two further Planning Applications, due to the demolition of the original dwelling.
- garage: January 2004 Work on the extension was due to start in mid February with the demolition of the garage.
Converse of object
- necessitate: This would necessitate the demolition of Leadon Bank at the outset and the decant of residents and staff offsite.
- await: The picture was dated 1934 as the works stood idle awaiting demolition.
- entail: The council understands and accepts that this strategy will entail the demolition of Dee House.
- involve: This would have involved the demolition of all buildings on the site.
- propose: Building Control will also notify other public bodies of the proposed demolition.
- resist: Thoughts from the people resisting the demolition in the roof of Dalston Lane theater.
Adjective modifier
- partial: Separate consent may be required for whole or partial demolition of building.
- controlled: You just don't get this with a conventional controlled demolition?
- eventual: Along with the scheme for completing the Sidgwick Site, these proposals involve the eventual demolition of most of the remaining villas.
- wholesale: There were plans for wholesale demolition of the terraced streets built in the nineteenth century.
- selective: The vast majority of flats are in poor condition and the consultants recommend that selective demolition should be considered.
- imminent: Tony Keen on the 3 Feb London pub meeting: ` The Florence Nightingale was closed tonight, due to imminent demolition.
Modifies a noun
- rubble: The demolition rubble from the walls could be used to fill the deeper sections to try to bring the floor up level.
- contractor: In 1958, due to the added reinforcement, the demolition contractors took five days to demolish the spire.
- debris: The dumps of demolition debris principally comprise limestone rubble, but also some tile, op sig and mortar.
- waste: QA large quantity of demolition waste had also been tipped in an area to the far west of the site.
- squad: Rows of wrecked houses awaiting the demolition squad back onto a lumpy green wasteland.
demolition Quotes
Slated for demolition.
Browse dictionary entries near demolition
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- Demogorgon
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- demonetization
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