demolition squads

Building destruction teams

Demolition squads are teams trained to destroy buildings, structures, or military targets using explosives or heavy equipment.

The term applies to military units tasked with blowing up enemy fortifications, bridges, or infrastructure, as well as civilian crews that bring down condemned buildings: The demolition squad rigged the old factory with charges.

Related

jackhammers · dust · structural engineers · sabotage · fuse · charge · urban warfare · smash · sapper · debris removal · ground zero · combat engineers · shaped charges · pneumatic drills · controlled explosions · rubble · excavators · heavy machinery

Categories
Opposites
building vs. destroying structures

demolition squadsconstruction workers

Those who erect structures

builders · steelworkers · carpenters · masons · architects

destruction vs. preservation

demolition squadsbuilding inspectors

Verify construction meets standards

maintenance crews · renovators · caretakers

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG