Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Democratic Unionist Party
democratize
démodé
demodulate
demographic
demography
demoiselle
demolish
demolition
demolition derby
demolitionist
demon
demon grind
demon tree
demonetize
demoniac
demonic
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "demoliti..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

demolition

dem·o·li·tion [ dèmmə lísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. destruction of building: the complete destruction of a building or other structure
The old hospital is scheduled for demolition.

2. annihilation: the destruction or annihilation of somebody or something



plural noun dem·o·li·tions 
Definition:
 
explosives: explosives, especially those used by the military

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin demolition-< demolire (see demolish)]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft