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UK
/dɪsmˈɑːntəlmənt/
]
[ US /dɪsˈmæntəɫmənt/ ]
[ US /dɪsˈmæntəɫmənt/ ]
NOUN
-
the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
How To Use dismantlement In A Sentence
- As I'm going back very soon, I'll send my chief engineer to oversee the dismantlement.
- Dismantlement of settlements, forced transfers of population and other usual appurtenances of establishing nation-states in ethnically heterogeneous areas would likely ensue.
- In the interim, all of the weapons are being deactivated, which is less than complete dismantlement. Background Briefing On Denuclear Treaty Signing