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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbola de demolición
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bola de demoliˈsjon
"La bola de demolición derribó el muro exterior."
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2 senses- 1
A heavy steel ball hung from a crane and swung against buildings or other structures to demolish them.
"The demolition ball smashed through the brick wall with immense force." - 2
A metaphorical reference to someone or something that causes massive, unstoppable destruction.
"Her entry into the corporate market acted like a demolition ball, reshaping the entire industry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'demolition', deriving from the Latin 'demolitio' (from demoliri, meaning to throw down or pull down), with 'ball', tracing back to Middle English and Germanic roots referring to a round object. As a heavy steel weight swung from a crane to knock down buildings, the compound term gained widespread currency in the mid-20th century with the modernization of urban construction and heavy machinery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demolition ball" is said worldwide
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boule de démolition
Transliteration: bul də demɔlisjɔ̃
"La boule de démolition a détruit le vieux bâtiment en quelques minutes."
Abrissbirne
Transliteration: ap.ʁɪsˌbɪʁ.nə
"Die Abrissbirne riss das alte Fabrikgebäude nieder."
palla da demolizione
Transliteration: palla da demolitsjone
"La palla da demolizione ha raso al suolo la struttura."
bola de demolición
Transliteration: bola de demoliˈsjon
"La bola de demolición derribó el muro exterior."
bola de demolição
Transliteration: ˈbɔ.lɐ dʒi de.muˈli.sɐ̃w
"A bola de demolição foi usada para derrubar o prédio antigo."
विध्वंस करने वाला गोला
Transliteration: vidhvans karne vala gola
"पुरानी इमारत को गिराने के लिए विध्वंस करने वाले गोले का उपयोग किया गया।"
拆楼锤
Transliteration: chāi lóu chuí
"拆楼锤一下就把老旧的厂房撞倒了。"
철거용 쇠공
Transliteration: cheol-geoyong soegong
"철거용 쇠공이 오래된 건물을 무너뜨렸다."
解体用鉄球
Transliteration: kaitai-yō tekkyū
"解体用鉄球を使って古いビルをとり壊した。"
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