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noun
1.
the confining of prisoners to their cells, as following a riot or other disturbance.
2.
a security measure taken during an emergency to prevent people from leaving or entering a building: The school remains under lockdown due to police activity in the area.
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Lockdown
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| Main Entry: | lockdown |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the state of being grounded and denied privileges |
| Usage: | slang |
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