Meanings
nounshut-down (plural shut-downs)
plural shut-downs
- alternativeAlternative form 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 29, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 395
Origin
Deverbal from shut down.
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shut-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut-down
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“shut-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut-down. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shut-down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut-down.
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