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shut-down en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from shut down.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of shutdown.
   alt of shutdown
   • Additional warning lights are provided to indicate diesel engine shut-down, traction motor blower failure or high engine cooling water temperature. On the assistant's side of the cab, another light shows should the train heating boiler shut down. 1958 June 14, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 395:

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