closure
/ˈkləuʒə(r); `kloʒɚ/ n[C, U]
1 closing or being closed 关闭; 终止; 结束
pit closures, eg closing of coal-mines because they are uneconomic 矿山关闭（如因不经济而关闭煤矿）
The threat of closure affected the workers' morale. 工厂行将倒闭一事影响著工人的士气.
2 (US cloture) (in a parliament or other legislative body) method of ending a debate by taking a vote （国会或其他立法议会中的）藉投票表决以终止辩论的方法
move the closure 提议以投票表决终止辩论
apply the closure to a debate 以投票表决终止辩论. Cf 参看 guillotine 3.