shutdowns
SaySHUT-downz/ˈʃʌtˌdaʊnz/
- 1Plural of shutdown.
Repeated shutdowns of the reactor raised concerns among regulators.
The airline canceled flights during a series of system shutdowns.
Note
A plural that counts separate events: each shutdown of a computer, a business or an event is one instance. The singular can also work as a mass noun (the threat of shutdown), but the plural belongs only to the countable use. The same form serves the noun's other meanings too: crushing retorts, defensive ploys that stop opponents attacking, and the freezing-up that can follow sensory overload in autism.
shutdowns is a form of shutdown
shutdown, noun: The act of stopping the operations of a computer, business, or event. Full entry
- Forms
- shutdownshutdowns plural
- Spelling
- shutdown → shutdowns: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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