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closedown
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
closedown \close"down`\ n. termination of operations; a shutdown. Syn: closure, closing, shutdown.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: closure , closing , shutdown ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ About 90 percent of the ravers were still dancing enthusiastically when closedown finally came.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context radio television English) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
Usage examples of closedown.
Anyway, got chatting to the vicar one night, and come closedown I'd thrown so many spanners into his faith that he had to go off to a monastery in the Hebrides for five years to recover.
The grayclouds that had filled the sky all morning had begun to closedown and were pouring over the cliffs like smoke.