closure
🇺🇸
/ˈkləʊʒər/
🇬🇧
/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/
noun
C1
when a place like a factory, school, or hospital shuts down for good
The hospital faces closure due to lack of funding.
C1
when a road or bridge is temporarily blocked
The accident led to the closure of the road for repairs.
R
the feeling that a bad experience has ended and you can move on
After the loss, she needed closure to heal.
translation
when a place like a factory, school, or hospital shuts down for good; when a road or bridge is temporarily blocked; the feeling that a bad experience has ended and you can move on
Word Forms
Plural
closures