Definitions for demolishing
de·mol·ish·ing

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1. razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishingnoun

   complete destruction of a building

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1. demolishing

   Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down of buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for reuse purposes. For small buildings, such as houses, that are only two or three stories high, demolition is a rather simple process. The building is pulled down either manually or mechanically using large hydraulic equipment: elevated work platforms, cranes, excavators or bulldozers. Larger buildings may require the use of a wrecking ball, a heavy weight on a cable that is swung by a crane into the side of the buildings. Wrecking balls are especially effective against masonry, but are less easily controlled and often less efficient than other methods. Newer methods may use rotational hydraulic shears and silenced rock-breakers attached to excavators to cut or break through wood, steel, and concrete. The use of shears is especially common when flame cutting would be dangerous. The tallest planned demolition of a building was the 52-storey 270 Park Avenue in New York City, which was built in 1960 and torn down in 2019–2021 to be replaced by 270 Park Avenue.

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1. Demolishing

   of Demolish

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of demolishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of demolishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of demolishing in a Sentence

1. Sunni Islamists:

   If Iran is demolishing houses, killing people, burning the people alive, and the international community is silent, if Bashar Assad is dropping these barrel bombs on the houses of the civilians, killing randomly, and the international dirty community is silent, of course the people will wait for Islamic State.

2. Alfred Jarry:

   We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.

3. Tarek Saab:

   We have determined the (executives') presumed responsibility for a series of irregularities, for aiding and concealing attacks against the Venezuelan currency with the aim of demolishing the Venezuelan currency.

4. Stephanie Strausz:

   I can’t believe they’re just demolishing the whole thing. It’s shocking.

5. Stephanie Strausz:

   I was literally sitting in one of those seats last night, i can’t believe they’re just demolishing the whole thing. It’s shocking.

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