lockdown

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English

Etymology

From lock +‎ down

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/

Noun

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lockdown

lockdown (plural lockdowns)

(in an institution, such as a prison or school) The confinement of people in their own rooms (or cells) as a security measure after a disturbance.
(US) A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.

Translations

confinement of people as a security measure

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: enfermado
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Finnish: eristäminen (fi), sulkeminen (fi), aresti (fi)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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