shutdown
[ shuht-doun ]
/ ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /
noun
a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
Origin of shutdown
1855–60,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
shut down
Words nearby shutdown
shut the door,
shut up,
shut-in,
shut-off,
shut-out bid,
shutdown,
shute,
shuteye,
shutoff,
shutout,
shutter
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British Dictionary definitions for shutdown
shutdown
/ (ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn) /
noun
- the closing of a factory, shop, etc
- (as modifier)shutdown costs
verb shut down (adverb)
to cease or cause to cease operation
(tr)
to close by lowering
(tr)
(of fog) to descend and envelop
(intr; foll by on or upon) informal
to put a stop to; clamp down on
(tr)
to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value