lock-down

A form of lockdown — The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

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Meanings

nounlock-down (plural lock-downs)

plural lock-downs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lockdown.

Origin

Deverbal from lock down.

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APA

lock-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-down

MLA

“lock-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock-down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-down.

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