wind-down
[ wahynd-doun ]
/ ˈwaɪndˌdaʊn /
noun
an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity: a gradual wind-down in hostilities.
Words nearby wind-down
wind-bell, wind-borne, wind-broken, wind-chill, wind-chill factor, wind-down, wind-pollinated, wind-screen, wind-shaken, wind-sucking, wind-swept
Origin of wind-down
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of the verb phrase wind down
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