shutdown

 [shuht-doun]  

shut·down

   [shuht-doun]
noun
a shutting down; a closing of a factory or the like for a time.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut down
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shutdown (ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn)
 
—n
1.  a.  the closing of a factory, shop, etc
 b.  (as modifier): shutdown costs
 
—vb
2.  to cease or cause to cease operation
3.  (tr) to close by lowering
4.  (tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop
5.  informal (intr; foll by on or upon) to put a stop to; clamp down on
6.  (tr) to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value

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