cannibalisation
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English
Noun
cannibalisation (usually uncountable, plural cannibalisations)
- (British spelling) Alternative form of cannibalization
- 1960 February, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121:
- The condemned A.E.C. diesel railcar, No. W28W, is at Southall for cannibalisation to provide spares for the others of its type still in service.
See also
References
- “cannibalisation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
cannibalisation f (plural cannibalisations)
Related terms
Further reading
- “cannibalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.