cannibalisation

English

Noun

cannibalisation (usually uncountable, plural cannibalisations)

1. (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

• cannibalise

References

• “cannibalisation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

cannibalisation f (plural cannibalisations)

1. cannibalization

Related terms

• cannibale
• cannibaliser
• cannibalisme

Further reading

• “cannibalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.