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The correct spelling is lockout.

How to pronounce lockout

noun

Say it like: Lok-owt

The correct spelling is lockout. The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing. For example: "It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix."

Usage Examples

It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.

2016, Christian Thibaudeau, “Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts”, T-Nation.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
  2. 2.The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
  3. 3.(by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.
  4. 4.A situation where the system is not responding to input.
  5. 5.A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.

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