"closedown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closedowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from close down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|close down}} Deverbal from close down Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} closedown (countable and uncountable, plural closedowns)
  1. (radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Radio, Television Related terms: shutdown Translations (the point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission): Sendeschluss [masculine] (German), adászárás (Hungarian), műsorzárás (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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