Meltdown - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmeltdaʊn|
Brit.
|ˈmeltdaʊn|
noun
- severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
- a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
- a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
Extra examples
The stock market crash might lead to financial meltdown.
After a long day at the beach, our toddler had a major meltdown in the car on the way home.
Word forms
noun
singular: meltdown
plural: meltdowns
singular: meltdown
plural: meltdowns
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