demolitions
Controlled structure collapses
Demolitions is the plural of demolition, referring to multiple instances of tearing down or destroying structures, typically buildings.
The term appears most often in military and construction contexts: demolitions experts specialize in controlled destruction using explosives, while demolitions crews clear sites for new development.
In casual use, demolitions can describe any systematic dismantling: The demolitions of his arguments left him speechless.
Violent collapse inward
- top-downDirected from highest level
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- pancakingCollapsing into stacked layers
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- pulverizerDevice that grinds finely
breaker · crane · loader · scaffolding
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- detonatorsDevices initiating explosions
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- C4Moldable military explosive
Broken building fragments
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- sortingArranging into sequence
hauling · disposal · landfill · dust · cleanup · crushing · load-out
Removal from danger
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- barricadesStructures preventing passage
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- signagePosted public displays
Constructed enclosed structures
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- towersTall vertical structures
- smokestacksTall industrial exhaust pipes
- silosFarm storage towers
stadiums · dams · overpasses · high-rises · factories · warehouses · chimneys · piers
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- top-downDirected from highest level
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- pancakingCollapsing into stacked layers
excavator
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- grappleSeize and fight closely
pulverizer · breaker · crane · loader · scaffolding
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- detonatorsDevices initiating explosions
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
C4 · nitroglycerin · primers · boosters
rubble
Broken building fragments
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
sorting · hauling · disposal · landfill · dust · cleanup · crushing · load-out
evacuation
Removal from danger
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- barricadesStructures preventing passage
- permitsGrants formal authorization
buildings
Constructed enclosed structures
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- towersTall vertical structures
- smokestacksTall industrial exhaust pipes
silos · stadiums · dams · overpasses · high-rises · factories · warehouses · chimneys · piers · hotels
- PalestineWest Bank, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Bethlehem, Ramallah
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- military rolessoldier, warrior, Praetorian Guard, sailor, Imperial Guard
- combat rolesrifleman, infantryman, sniper, medic, scout
- combat skillsgrappling, striking, blocking, parrying, dodging
- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, combat drills, drills, drilling
demolitionsconstructions
Things that are built
building · erections · assemblies · construction projects · developments
demolitionspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
conservations · restorations · rehabilitations · protections · historic preservation
demolitionsrenovations
Structural improvements to property
restorations · reconstructions · rehabilitations · refurbishments · repairs
- demolition derbyCompetitive automotive destruction event
- demolition derbiesAutomotive destruction competitions
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- building demolition
- demolition crewTeam that destroys buildings
- demolitions expertSpecialist in explosive destruction