PRESERVATION

[noun] [U]He is one of the world's leading experts in the field of building restoration and preservation.We need to get a timber/wood preservation specialist to look at this roof.There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.The food industry has been moving away from canned packaging and toward preservation methods such as freezing.The cathedral is in a poor state of preservation (= has not been kept in good condition) and needs expensive repairs.The prime minister has said that the government is committed to the preservation (= protection) of the country's national interests.(esp. US) Volunteers will receive information about architecture and historic preservation (= protecting places of historic interest).She belongs to the Association for the Preservation of Civil War SitesSee also self-preservation.(UK and ANZ) A preservation order is an official decision that a building or area has special value and must be kept in good condition.Preservation orders have been issued on the three stretches of the town wall which remain.The avenue of mature trees has a preservation order on it.