Definition of meltdown

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Definition of meltdown

  • severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. nuclear meltdown
  • a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown (noun)

    Examples

    1. there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933

See definition of meltdown in Merriam Webster