demolition

See also: démolition

English

A building being demolished.

Play media

Video of a demolition.

Etymology

From Old French demolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō "a tearing down".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃən/

Noun

demolition (plural demolitions)

1. the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures

Translations

the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures

• Armenian: քանդում (hy) (kʿandum)
• Bulgarian: събаряне (bg) n (sǎbarjane), срутване (bg) n (srutvane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 破壞, ^{(please verify)} 破坏 (pòhuài)

• Dutch: sloop (nl), afbraak (nl)
• Finnish: purku (fi), purkaminen (fi), hajottaminen (fi)
• French: démolition (fr) f
• Georgian: დანგრევა (dangreva)
• German: Zerstörung (de) f, Abriss (de) m, Demolierung f, Abbruch (de) m

• Hebrew: הריסה‏‎ f (harisa)
• Italian: demolizione (it) f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ڕوخاندن‏‎ (RookhAndin)

• Maori: tukitukinga
• Portuguese: demolição (pt) f
• Russian: снос (ru) m (snos)
• Spanish: demolición f

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