(~s)
1.
The ~ of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
...the ~ of the Ravenscraig steelworks...
Almost three in four clinics say they face ~ by the end of the year.
N-VAR
2.
The ~ of a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
If someone achieves ~, they succeed in accepting something bad that has happened to them. (mainly AM)
I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve ~.
N-UNCOUNT