The ~ of something is the removal, loss, or destruction of it. (FORMAL)
...a further ~ of the UK’s thin manufacturing base.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
The ~ of something is the removal, loss, or destruction of it. (FORMAL)
...a further ~ of the UK’s thin manufacturing base.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012