Meanings
Lockerbie1
- A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
- A surname.
Lockerbie2
plural Lockerbies
- A terrorist bomb attack on an aeroplane.
So is it not prudent to install metal detectors in airports to try to prevent Lockerbies and Oklahoma Cities?
1996, Joseba Zulaika, William A. Douglass, Terror and taboo: the follies, fables, and faces of terrorism, page 92 more examples
Complete bag matching on originating flights would not prevent another Lockerbie and was implemented because it was feasible and minimized delays. Nail clippers on board an aircraft were not permitted for a time,...
2003, Roger W. Cobb, David M. Primo, The plane truth: airline crashes, the media, and transportation policyThe hidden book - written by Abdullah Azzam - was discovered after they swooped to arrest the monster days before his plan to stage seven Lockerbies.
2009 September 12, Nick Parker, “Haringey let kid live with bomber”, in The Sun
Origin
Lockerbie · proper noun
- Old Norsebyr“farm”
- EnglishLockerbie
From the personal name Lockard + the Old Norse byr (“farm”).
More words from Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Lockerbie · noun
Named after the Pan Am Flight 103, a terrorist attack on a plane, which happened above the town of Lockerbie.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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