"nuclear meltdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nuclear meltdowns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuclear meltdown (plural nuclear meltdowns)
  1. A severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating Wikipedia link: nuclear meltdown Categories (topical): Radioactivity Translations (severe nuclear reactor accident): Kernschmelze [feminine] (German), fusión de núcleo [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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