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lockdown — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lockdown noun A period in which people are required to stay in a confined place or area, usually for safety during an emergency.

Senses

lockdown is used for these senses in English:

  • lockdown The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.