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closedown

closedown noun: the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

Noun

closedown (countable and uncountable, plural closedowns)

  1. The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

Forms of closedown

pluralclosedowns

Origin of closedown

Deverbal from close down.

Questions about closedown

What does closedown mean?
Closedown means the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
What part of speech is closedown?
Closedown is a noun.
What is the plural of closedown?
The plural of closedown is closedowns.

Words near closedown in the dictionary

  1. closed-toe
  2. closedminded
  3. closedmindedly
  4. closedmindedness
  5. closedness
  6. closedown
  7. closedowns
  8. closedst
  9. closefisted
  10. closefistedness
  11. closefitting

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