Construction And Demolition Glossary

noun the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired

• The earthquake caused widespread destruction to the city's infrastructure.
• The fire resulted in a lot of destruction to the building.
• That party last night was wild, there was so much destruction!
• His reckless behavior led to the destruction of his reputation.

verb to train a pet to urinate and defecate outside of the house

• The suspect was charged with attempting to housebreak in the affluent neighborhood.
• I heard that someone tried to housebreak into Mrs. Smith's house last night.
• Don't even think about housebreaking into that place, it's heavily guarded.
• The new technology is designed to housebreak into the market and dominate the competition.