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closedown

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

termination of operations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they regretted the closure of the day care center

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: closure, closing, shutdown

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion

Narrower terms: plant closing, bank closing, layoff

History

Etymology

Deverbal from close down.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Sendeschluss — the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission
  • Hungarian: adászárás — the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission
  • Hungarian: műsorzárás — the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission
  • Portuguese: encerramento (da transmissão) — the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission