melt·down /ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/
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meltdown
n 1: severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor
resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
[syn: nuclear meltdown]
2: a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is
little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American
banking collapse in March 1933"