0 the act of pulling down a house or other property so that another property can be built in its place:
1 the act of taking something apart so that it is in separate pieces and can be examined:
The developer has a plan to see a historic neighborhood declared blighted, opening the way to federal money and a teardown.
Teardown preparations are under way at the two sites, a spokesman said on Monday.
The house was the first teardown project on the block, where a new home replaced an older one.
The once grand department store may be the ultimate Beverly Hills teardown.
He estimated that he had six houses in various stages of completion; two of them were teardowns.
NASCAR requires the winning team, plus up to five other teams, to go through "teardown."
A group of engineers performed a "teardown analysis" on the company's video game player.
The portfolio of services includes concept design, advanced analysis, product quality improvement, idea generation, and product teardown.