closure

noun

/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/

/ˈkləʊʒər/

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[countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently
- factory closures
- The hospital has been threatened with closure.
- Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school.
Extra Examples
- Several schools face eventual closure.
- The factory is under threat of closure.
- The mine has been saved from closure.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- partial
- …
verb + closure
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
closure + noun
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
phrases
- under threat of closure
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[countable, uncountable] the temporary closing of a road or bridge
- There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m.
- The accident caused the complete closure of the road.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- partial
- …
verb + closure
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
closure + noun
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
phrases
- under threat of closure
See full entry
[uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way
- The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.
- People who lose family members need closure, not false hope.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- narrative
verb + closure
- be looking for
- need
- seek
- …
phrases
- a sense of closure
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.

单词	closure
释义	closure noun /ˈkləʊʒə(r)/ /ˈkləʊʒər/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently factory closures The hospital has been threatened with closure. Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school. Extra Examples Several schools face eventual closure. The factory is under threat of closure. The mine has been saved from closure. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total partial … verb + closure be earmarked for be threatened with face … closure + noun plan programme/program order … phrases under threat of closure See full entry [countable, uncountable] the temporary closing of a road or bridge There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m. The accident caused the complete closure of the road. Topics Transport by car or lorryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total partial … verb + closure be earmarked for be threatened with face … closure + noun plan programme/program order … phrases under threat of closure See full entry [uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure. People who lose family members need closure, not false hope. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final narrative verb + closure be looking for need seek … phrases a sense of closure See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.
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