lockdown
[ lok-doun ]
/ ˈlɒkˌdaʊn /
noun
the confining of prisoners to their cells, as following a riot or other disturbance: The prison lockdown continues, more than three weeks after the death of a guard.
a security measure taken during an emergency to prevent people from leaving or entering a building or other location: The school remains under lockdown due to police activity in the area. The governor implemented a statewide lockdown to slow the spread of the virus—residents may not leave their homes for nonessential activities. The army base was on lockdown after a report of shots fired.
a freeze or pause: Banks aren’t lending during this credit lockdown.
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Words nearby lockdown
lock, stock, and barrel, lock-in, lockable, lockage, lockbox, lockdown, locke, locke, john, lockean, locked bowels, locked in
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lockdown
/ (ˈlɒkˌdəʊn) /
noun
US a security measure in which those inside a building such as a prison, school, or hospital are required to remain confined in it for a timemany schools remained under lockdown yesterday
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