lockdown
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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Many people have found it easier than expected and a real lifeline in lockdown.
Sophie Hill on the changing face of retail and surviving 2020 | Margaret Trainor | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchCovid-19-induced lockdowns were expected to take a toll on India’s economy, like anywhere else.
Unless the government acts fast, India faces deep, structural economic problems | Prathamesh Mulye | September 16, 2020 | QuartzNow the PPP funds have run out, and we’re well into month six of a lockdown that doesn’t show signs of ending anytime soon.
How we can save small business from coronavirus-induced extinction | matthewheimer | September 10, 2020 | FortuneEmissions plummeted worldwide when countries went into lockdown in the spring, and cities have since been implementing new measures to keep pollution down and get people to be more active and environmentally conscious.
Uber Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030. It Won’t Be Easy | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 10, 2020 | Singularity HubA nationwide lockdown plunged the economy into its worst recession since World War Two and activity isn’t expected to return to pre-crisis levels until the end of next year at the earliest.
Europe is on high alert after a deadly swine virus emerges in Germany | Bernhard Warner | September 10, 2020 | Fortune
Hence, I suspect, the panic, the lockdown, the capitulation.
Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack | James Poulos | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it hits your city, be ready to lockdown your house and banish outside family members, they seem to suggest.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola | Nina Strochlic | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice put the school in lockdown and searched the classrooms and lockers, with no result.
Thank God the Murrysville School Attack Wasn’t Guns | Michael Daly | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut thanks to the security lockdown, the project proved more difficult than the band expected.
How did Noujaim get her cameras into a country in the middle of a military lockdown?
How Jehane Noujaim Made The Year’s Most Dangerous Documentary ‘The Square’ | Andrew Romano | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for lockdown
/ (ˈlɒkˌdəʊn) /
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 time: many schools remained under lockdown yesterday
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