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meltdowns

noun

Meaning

  1. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
  2. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
  3. A tantrum.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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