lockdownnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈlɒk.daʊn//ˈlɑːk.daʊn/mainly USa situation in which people are not allowed to enter or leave a building or area freely because of an emergency:
The Secret Service is imposing a virtual lockdown on the city.
The school has been placed on lockdown this morning while authorities investigate a bomb threat.
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Emergency services in general
- 999
- AAA
- air ambulance
- air drop
- air-dash
- air-sea rescue
- airlift
- ambulance
- ambulanceman
- ambulancewoman
- drop
- FEMA
- life-saver
- lifeguard
- Mayday
- panic button
- paramedic
- search party
- survival kit
- the RAC
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