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LOCKDOWN
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lockdown" is a kind of...):
imprisonment; internment (the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison))