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Rarelockdown
The correct spelling is lockdown.
How to pronounce lockdown
/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/
nounIPA: /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/
Say it like: Lok-dow-n
The correct spelling is 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 se…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.
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