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单词 closedowns
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closedown

noun

close·​down ˈklōz-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce closedown (audio)
: an instance of suspending or stopping operations

Synonyms

  • arrest
  • arrestment
  • cease
  • cessation
  • check
  • close
  • closure
  • conclusion
  • cutoff
  • discontinuance
  • discontinuation
  • end
  • ending
  • expiration
  • finish
  • halt
  • lapse
  • offset
  • shutdown
  • shutoff
  • stay
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • surcease
  • termination
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Example Sentences

ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
Recent Examples on the Web During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

closedowns

noun

plural of closedown
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cessations
  • halts
  • endings
  • ends
  • closes
  • conclusions
  • closures
  • discontinuances
  • stops
  • stays
  • ceases
  • arrestments
  • shutdowns
  • finishes
  • offsets
  • surceases
  • stoppages
  • discontinuations
  • arrests
  • cutoffs
  • lapses
  • terminations
  • expirations
  • shutoffs
  • mop-ups
  • checks
  • pauses
  • abeyances
  • suspensions
  • interruptions
  • letups
  • phaseouts
  • layoffs
  • breaks
  • standstills
  • moratoriums
  • moratoria

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuations
  • continuances
  • extensions
  • persistences
  • prolongations
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