lockdown

English

Etymology

From lock +‎ down

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/

Noun

lockdown (plural lockdowns)

(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 rafting.

Translations

confinement of people as a security measure

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: enfermado

Finnish: eristäminen (fi), sulkeminen (fi), aresti (fi)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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