- [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently
- factory closures
- The hospital has been threatened with closure.
- Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school.
Extra Examples- Several schools face eventual closure.
- The factory is under threat of closure.
- The mine has been saved from closure.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
- [countable, uncountable] the temporary closing of a road or bridge
- There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m.
- The accident caused the complete closure of the road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
- [uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way
- The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.
- People who lose family members need closure, not false hope.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- narrative
- be looking for
- need
- seek
- …
- a sense of closure
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.
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