释义 |
Example sentences from the Web for demolitionsBroh was blamed for the demolitions, despite the fact that the Ministry of Public Works also played a key role. The Mayor of Monrovia’s Fall From Grace|Clair MacDougall, Wade C.L. Williams|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST We'd heard theories ranging from stray artillery fire, to demolitions detonated far beneath the city streets. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST His confidence was supreme as he fled through outer darkness toward the eery light which came from the area of demolitions. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930|Various Guardsman Jaeger fired his demolitions as he left, firing the screen generator with his last flare. Indirection|Everett B. Cole
Weapons and demolitions require strength, carefulness and good sense rather than great dexterity. The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense Then he will be astonished to find how much is left, in spite of fires, reconstructions and demolitions, to illustrate the past. But in general he lamented the demolitions and destructions which accompanied the triumphal march of commerce. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874|Charles L. Graves
/ (ˌdɛməˈlɪʃənz, ˌdiː-) /
pl n mainly military- explosives, as when used to blow up bridges, etc
- (as modifier)a demolitions expert
targets prepared for destruction by explosives Words nearby demolitionsde Molina, demolish, demolition, demolition bomb, demolition derby, demolitions, demon, demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac, demonian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to demolitionsannihilation, explosion, extermination, wrecking, leveling, razing, bulldozing, knocking down |