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build-down

[ bild-doun ]
/ ˈbɪldˌdaʊn /

noun

a process for reducing armaments, especially the number of nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., by eliminating several older weapons for each new one that is deployed.

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Nearby words

  1. build in,
  2. build into,
  3. build on,
  4. build on sand,
  5. build up,
  6. build-up,
  7. buildable,
  8. builder,
  9. builder's knot,
  10. buildering

Origin of build-down

First recorded in 1980–85; by analogy with buildup
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