demolitions

noun

1. an act or instance of demolishing.
2. the state of being demolished; destruction.
3. destruction or demolishment by explosives.
4. demolitions, explosives, especially as used in war.

adjective

5. of, relating to, or working with explosives: A demolition squad attempted to blow up the bridge before the enemy captured it.
6. of or relating to tearing down or demolishing: Demolition work had begun on the old building.

pl n mainly military

1. 1. explosives, as when used to blow up bridges, etc
   2. (as modifier)a demolitions expert
2. targets prepared for destruction by explosives

noun

1. the act of demolishing or state of being demolished
2. mainly military
   1. destruction by explosives
   2. (as modifier)a demolition charge

n.

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.”