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desmantelamiento

dismantling

noun des-mahn-teh-lah-MYEN-toh Rare

Also means

decommissioning

Usage Note

Desmantelamiento is the noun from desmantelar (to dismantle) and refers to the process of taking apart a structure, organisation, or system — el desmantelamiento de una red criminal (the dismantling of a criminal network), desmantelamiento nuclear (nuclear decommissioning). It is a formal term common in political, military, and engineering contexts.

Examples

"El desmantelamiento de la base militar tardó meses."

Natural Translation

The dismantling of the military base took months.

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