Meaning lockdown
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lockdown


1 a occasion when prisoners are confined to their cellsMaximum security involves being on 23 -hour lockdown with absolutely nothing to do.
Source: macmillandictionary.com

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lockdown


also lock-down, from late 19c. in various mechanical senses, from the verbal phrase; see lock (v.) + down (adv.). Prison sense is by 1975, American English.
Source: etymonline.com

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noun Definition: when you can not go anywhere Word History: I dont knowExample Sentence: She is on lockdown
Source: wordcentral.com

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lockdown


the confinement of prisoners to their cells for a temporary period as a security measure
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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An order from the leadership of a corporation prohibiting its pilots from undocking in non-PvP ships. Some corporations (including EVE University in the past) will occasionally do this when there is a significant threat from nearby war targets to non-PvP ships. For more guidance for when EVE University is at war, see War Time Policy.
Source: wiki.eveuniversity.org

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lockdown


(''in an institution, such as a prison or school'') The confinement of people in their own rooms (or cells) as a security measure after a disturbance (US) A contrivance to fasten logs together in [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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