meltdowns

meltdowns
'meltdaÊŠn n. melting down of the radioactive core in a nuclear reactor because of insufficient cooling that leads to the escape of radiation; melting, dissolving; breakdown; (Internet) overload that causes stoppages in the transfer of information through network

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