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shutdown
[ shuht-doun ]
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.
shutdown
/ ˈʃʌˌ岹ʊ /
noun
- the closing of a factory, shop, etc
- ( as modifier )
shutdown costs
verb
- to cease or cause to cease operation
- tr to close by lowering
- tr (of fog) to descend and envelop
- informal.intr; foll by on or upon to put a stop to; clamp down on
- tr to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shutdown1
Example Sentences
The industry hasn’t fully recovered from shutdowns because of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor strikes and a retrenchment by legacy entertainment companies, many of which overspent to build streaming services to compete with Netflix.
A complete shutdown was observed a day after the attack and newspapers printed black front pages.
Beisner said that due to the shutdowns, she lost two jobs and her grandmother died alone, while at the same time, protesters prompted by the death of George Floyd could gather en mass.
Schools, business and shops are reopening after a shutdown across the region following the shootings.
The shutdown of fishing has taken a toll not only on the commercial fishing fleet but also on operators of charter fishing boats who were unable to fish for salmon in 2023 and 2024.
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