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meltdown
noun()
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
Synonyms: nuclear meltdown,
meltdown
noun()
a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
Examples:
There is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933.

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