shutdownway
nounUK /ˈʃʌtdaʊnweɪ/
US /ˈʃʌtdaʊnweɪ/
A shutdownway is a path or way that gets closed off.
The workers put a fence across the shutdownway so nobody could walk through.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A special route used only when a road or system is turned off.
During the storm, drivers had to use the shutdownway to get around the flooded road.
3. The process of closing something down step by step.
The old factory's shutdownway took three weeks to finish.
4. A way of stopping a machine or computer safely.
Press the red button to start the shutdownway on the machine.