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shutdown

[ shuht-doun ]

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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

/ ˈʃʌ��ˌ�岹ʊ�� /

noun

1. the closing of a factory, shop, etc
2. ( 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shutdown¹

1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut down

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Schools, business and shops are reopening after a shutdown across the region following the shootings.

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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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Foot traffic has struggled to rebound after the pandemic shutdowns and now global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration could make matters worse.

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Still, it was rather telling that with a government shutdown deadline looming, Johnson was not able to rally his troops around the bill’s merit but rather their dislike of rainbow flags.

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Democrats do not want to repeat the mistakes of last week, when they split over the GOP’s stopgap measure to avoid a federal government shutdown.

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