Definition of "shut-down" []

• A shutting down; a discontinuance, especially of work in a mill, factory, or the like. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I credit the staff's great work on stories last semester including two wildfires and the possible probably shut-down of the J-school, which was horribly covered by the area's mainstream media but covered thoroughly and fairly by the CUI."
• "The Nittany Lions will also once again lack a shut-down defender on the perimeter or in the paint."
• "The commission can't begin inspections at the newly shut-down reactor until it cools sufficiently, which could take a few days."