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• builddown — build·down also build down (bĭldʹdoun ) n. A systematic numerical reduction, especially of nuclear weapons, in which more than one weapon or warhead is destroyed for every new one that is built.   [On the model of buildup.]   buildʹ down adj. * * …   Universalium

• builddown — noun A systematic, gradual reduction in the number of something (especially nuclear weapons), normally by destroying more than are built …   Wiktionary