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disˈmantlement [f. as prec. + -ment: cf. mod.F. démantèlement, older desmantellement.] The act or process of dismantling.
1870Daily News 22 Dec., The fortifications on the horse⁓shoe enceinte..are now also undergoing a vigorous process of dismantlement. 1876Symonds Grk. Poets Ser. ii. ix. 332 Then came the dismantlement of Athens by Lysander. 1882Standard 14 July, The ultimatum then gave the choice of dismantlement or bombardment. |