lockdown
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/ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/
/ˈlɒkdaʊn/
GeneralMedical
- 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.
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The city was placed under a strict lockdown.Şehirde sıkı bir kapanma uygulandı.
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The lockdown lasted for several weeks.Kapanma birkaç hafta sürdü.
General
- 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
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The school was in lockdown for an hour after a stranger was seen.Bir yabancı görüldükten sonra okulda bir saat boyunca giriş çıkış yasaklandı.
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The hospital went into lockdown while police searched the area.Polis bölgeyi ararken hastanede giriş çıkışlar yasaklandı.
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impose a lockdownunder lockdowngo into lockdownlockdown measureslockdown restrictions