Associations to the word «Meltdown»

Wiktionary

MELTDOWN, noun. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
MELTDOWN, noun. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
MELTDOWN, noun. (figuratively) A tantrum.

Dictionary definition

MELTDOWN, noun. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
MELTDOWN, noun. A disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933".

Wise words

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