meltdown, nuclear meltdown (noun)

severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

meltdown (noun)

a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

"there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"

meltdown (Noun)

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

meltdown (Noun)

A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.

meltdown (Noun)

A tantrum.

Meltdown

Meltdown is the fourth studio album by Ash, which was initially released on 17 May 2004 through Infectious Records. On 8 March 2005 the album was released in the United States. It is a darker and heavier sounding record than Free All Angels.

Meltdown

Meltdown is a song by Belgian artist Stromae featuring additional vocals from New Zealand singer Lorde, American hip hop artist Pusha T, American rapper Q-Tip and indie rock band Haim. It was released on 17 November 2014 as the opening track for the soundtrack album of the motion picture The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. "Meltdown" uses the instrumentation of "Merci", taken from Stromae's second studio album Racine carrée (2013), which was produced by the lead artist, Thomas Azier and Aron Ottingnon. It was well received by music critics and charted at the top spot in several of Stromae's native charts.