teardownnoun
/ˈteə.daʊn//ˈter.daʊn/USteardown noun (BUILDING)
[ C or U ] the act of pulling down a house or other property so that another property can be built in its place:
Nearly 100 years old, the home was an ideal teardown candidate, preservationists feared.
The site offers news about home and building teardowns before they happen.
[ C ] a house or property that is bought and then pulled down so that another property or properties can be built in its place:
The historic house was being offered for sale as a teardown.
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- The developer has a plan to see a historic neighborhood declared blighted, opening the way to federal money and a teardown.
- Teardown preparations are under way at the two sites, a spokesman said on Monday.
- The house was the first teardown project on the block, where a new home replaced an older one.
- The once grand department store may be the ultimate Beverly Hills teardown.
- He estimated that he had six houses in various stages of completion; two of them were teardowns.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- wipe
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teardown noun (INSPECTION)
[ C or U ] the act of taking something apart so that it is in separate pieces and can be examined:
NASCAR officials watched as the car went through a post-race teardown, an intricate inspection.
More examples
- NASCAR requires the winning team, plus up to five other teams, to go through "teardown."
- A group of engineers performed a "teardown analysis" on the company's video game player.
- The portfolio of services includes concept design, advanced analysis, product quality improvement, idea generation, and product teardown.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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