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lockdown

/ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/ /ˈlɒkdaʊn/
noun
GeneralMedical
  1. 1 kapanma, sokağa çıkma yasağı countable or uncountable

Definition (English)

An official order that people stay at home and many places close, to stop a disease spreading.

Example Sentences

  1. The city was placed under a strict lockdown.
    Şehirde sıkı bir kapanma uygulandı.
  2. The lockdown lasted for several weeks.
    Kapanma birkaç hafta sürdü.
General
  1. 1 giriş çıkış yasağı, güvenlik kapatması countable or uncountable

Definition (English)

A situation in which nobody may enter or leave a building because of danger.

Example Sentences

  1. The school was in lockdown for an hour after a stranger was seen.
    Bir yabancı görüldükten sonra okulda bir saat boyunca giriş çıkış yasaklandı.
  2. The hospital went into lockdown while police searched the area.
    Polis bölgeyi ararken hastanede giriş çıkışlar yasaklandı.

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Collocations

impose a lockdownunder lockdowngo into lockdownlockdown measureslockdown restrictions