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meltdown

 
 
/ˈmeltdaʊn/ noun [C, U]

Translation

FAILURE informal a situation of complete failure and no control
başarısızlık, kontrolden çıkma
economic meltdown 17542311
NUCLEAR POWER a serious accident in which nuclear fuel melts through its container and escapes into the environment
nükleer sızıntı
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(Definition of meltdown noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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