All 3 Uses of
annihilate
in
The War of the Worlds
- In the other cases the shells had missed, and the batteries had been at once annihilated by the Heat-Rays.†
Chpt 1.14 *annihilated = completely destroyed or defeated
- Had the Martians aimed only at destruction, they might on Monday have annihilated the entire population of London, as it spread itself slowly through the home counties.†
Chpt 1.17
- At any time the destruction that had already singed the northwestern borders of the metropolis, and had annihilated Ealing and Kilburn, might strike among these houses and leave them smoking ruins.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
to completely destroy or defeat