Words / B1

LOKD-own/ˈlɒkdaʊn/

A lockdown is an official order to stay at home except for essential reasons. Lock down as two words is the verb. Restriction is wider; curfew is about night hours. UK news still uses lockdown for 2020–21. Libraries: e-books only during lockdown.

Meaning

An official order for people to stay at home except for essential reasons.

Examples

• “During lockdown the library issued e-books only.”
• “A prison lockdown is a different, shorter security measure.”

Good to know

in / during lockdown. Verb: lock down. Wider: restrictions. Night: a curfew. COVID history / prison news. Usually uncountable for the period, countable for a prison incident.

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