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meltdown

/'mɛltdæʊn/

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noun
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
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Similar:

nuclear meltdown

type of:
overheating
noun
a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
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"there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"

type of:
calamity cataclysm catastrophe disaster tragedy

Synonyms & Similar Words

disaster tragedy catastrophe calamity cataclysm overheating nuclear meltdown