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Definition of Demolishing

1. Noun. Complete destruction of a building.

Definition of Demolishing

1. Verb. (present participle of demolish) ¹

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Definition of Demolishing

1. demolish [v] - See also: demolish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demolishing

Literary usage of Demolishing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress), Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1810)
"TWO ORDINANCES LORDS AND COMMONS ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT, For the speedy demolishing of all organs, images, and all manner of superstitious monuments in all ..."

2. Laws and Ordinances of New Netherland, 1638-1674 by New York (State)., Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1868)
"ORDINANCE Of the Governor-General and Council ol New Netherland directing the demolishing and removal of certain Buildings in New Orang*i and providing ..."

3. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"Demolishing Buildings. reasonable time. When plans and detailed statements are filed in the An e^stm- ... In demolishing any building, story after story, ..."

4. Space and the Architect: Lessons in Architecture 2 by Herman Hertzberger (2000)
"ERASING AND Demolishing OLD CLICHES To find new concepts as an answer to new challenges you first have to unmask the existing cliches. ..."

5. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"Though since, by the demolishing of Becket's shrine, the church (and that justly) hath recovered its true and ancient name. s John xii. 13. ..."

6. Plutarch's Lives by Plutarch (1885)
"... the Carthaginian interest, and, demolishing the fortresses which were held by him, to live henceforth among the Leontin- ians as a private person. ..."

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