Associations to the word «Meltdown»

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.

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".