build-down

[ bild-doun ]

/ ˈbɪldˌdaʊn /

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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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Origin of build-down

First recorded in 1980–85; by analogy with buildup

Words nearby build-down

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How to use build-down in a sentence

We've begun the steepest defense build-down since the end of the Korean war, with likely effects through the whole economy.
Obama's Bafflingly High Approval Rating|David Frum|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If we are to build up to the level of our best opportunities, we must build down to solid foundation on the sense of obligation.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various
If the desire is to reinforce, to build down, the extrinsic muscles of the throat must relax, and the throat must expand.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art|Edmund Myer

Other Idioms and Phrases with build-down

build down

Reduce, diminish, as in Owing to increased vigilance, traffic in narcotics is finally building down. This term, the antonym of build up, came into use about 1980 with regard to reducing the stockpile of nuclear weapons and soon was applied more widely.