DEMOLITION : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: DEMOLITION	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for DEMOLITION
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demolition n an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something Synonym(s): destruction, demolition, wipeout the act of demolishing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demolition \Dem`oli"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. d[82]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.