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unrebuildable en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + rebuild + -able.

Meanings

1. Too damaged to be rebuilt.
   • For Hamburg, which was completely destroyed by aerial bombardment and, as far as he was concerned, unrebuildable, the planner Fritz Schumacher proposed in 1944 “joining together [surviving buildings] somewhere to create a 'historic centre' however modest." 2021, Gerhard Vinken, Zones of Tradition - Places of Identity, page 184:
   • They were unrebuildable, and it was decided that they had to be torn down. 2006, Gregory Butler, Lost Towers: Inside the World Trade Center Cleanup, page 47:
   • Second, Engelhard states that the weighted cost approach should be adjusted to reflect an additional cost to transit operators who rebuild in-house, because parts are occasionally unrebuildable due to catastrophic failure. 1997 March 14, “Retrofit/Reguild Requirements for 1993 and Earlier Model Year Urban Buses; Approval of a Notification of Intent to Certify Equipment”, in Federal Register, volume 62, number 50, page 12177:
2. Unable to be made roadworthy; legally usable for parts or scrap only.
   • These are the same vehicles that are not allowed on the road in the U.. but they bring the cars here and fix them back to about 85% of their original state. The U.S. calls these vehicles salvage vehicles and unrebuildable title cars and they can only be shipped out of the country or used for parts. 2011, Julian Pedican, Progress: Answers and Solutions for a More Progressive Bahamas, page 47:
   • A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the following provisions: 1969, Absalom Crosem Russell, Ray Corns, Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes, with Rules of Practice, page 45:
   • Just as far as when a vehicle is determined unrebuildable and salvage, basically it is good for parts only. 2006, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Car Title Fraud, page 134:

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