Meltdown (Noun)
Meaning 1
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.