shutdown

[ shuht-doun ]

/ ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /

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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.

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Origin of shutdown

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

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Examples from the Web for shutdown

He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully."
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They added that the shutdown was temporary and they plan to resume the trial in January.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill|Ben Jacobs|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But mostly, I think the Democrats are cynically pushing this shutdown talk as a way to scare their base.
Democrats' Midterm Wish: The Government Shutdown That Won't Happen|Ron Christie|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Other conservative groups claim to have faced the threat of shutdown from the Facebook overlords, too.
ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail|Gideon Resnick|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shutdown

shutdown

/ (ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn) /

noun

the closing of a factory, shop, etc
(as modifier)shutdown costs

verb shut down (adverb)

to cease or cause to cease operation

(tr) to close by lowering

(tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop

(intr; foll by on or upon) informal 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 Origin and History for shutdown

shutdown

also shut-down, 1884, of factories, etc.; 1911 of machines; from shut (v.) + down (adv.).

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shutdown

noun

verb shut down (adverb)

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