C2 noun #45,694 most common

lockdown

UK /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/ | US /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/

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 pandemic, etc.

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  • (noun) 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 pandemic, etc.
  • (noun) A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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 pandemic, etc.
  2. 2
    noun A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.
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