LOCKDOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of lockdown in English

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The emergency safety protocol drills would include lockdown, evacuation and reverse-evacuation, and shelter in place drills.
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The school was put on lockdown and police were dispatched for extra security for a couple days until threat was minimized.
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Finally, a decision is made to lockdown the city.
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Later that day, two intruders got into the backyard, causing a lockdown to be held.
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Generally an announcement is given that the building is going on an immediate lockdown.
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The school immediately went into lockdown, and the police were contacted.
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He seizes control of the hospital's adjacent wing, holding guards hostage and ordering a lockdown of the building.
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Some forms of containment other than building closure and lockdown are noted below.
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The prisoners are only required to return to the facility for lockdown in the evening.
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The school was placed on lockdown for an hour and then classes were canceled for the remainder of the day.
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However, two days later he returned, which triggered the school's safety lockdown procedures and provoked a police response.
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The school was put into lockdown twenty minutes after the event at around 7:20 in the morning.
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During the lockdown, brown bag lunches were served, classes were not allowed to meet, and visiting hours were cut down.
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During lockdowns, wards are allowed showers three times a week, but are allowed no time to attend school, exercise or interact with mental health professionals.
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The extended lockdown at the facility was contrary to the rehabilitative mission of the state's youth corrections system, according to state officials.
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Translations of lockdown

in Chinese (Traditional)
(建築或地區)因緊急情況而被封鎖了…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(建筑或地区)因紧急情况而被封锁了…
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