noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/
US:/ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imprisonment, internment
History
Etymology
Deverbal from lock down.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
staat van inperking
— confinement of people as a security measure
Afrikaans:
grendeltoestan
— confinement of people as a security measure
Arabic:
إغْلَاق
(ʔiḡlāq)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Basque:
konfinamendu
— confinement of people as a security measure
Belarusian:
лакда́ўн
(lakdáwn)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Belarusian:
ізаля́цыя
(izaljácyja)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Bengali:
অবরুদ্ধকরণ
(oboruddhokron)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Catalan:
confinament
— confinement of people as a security measure
Catalan:
tancament
— confinement of people as a security measure
Chinese:
禁區 /禁区
(zh-min-nan)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Chinese Mandarin:
封城
(fēngchéng)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Chinese Mandarin:
行動限制 /行动限制
— confinement of people as a security measure
Czech:
uzamčení
— confinement of people as a security measure
Czech:
uzávěra
— confinement of people as a security measure
Czech:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Danish:
nedlukning
— confinement of people as a security measure
Dutch:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Esperanto:
enfermado
— confinement of people as a security measure
Esperanto:
enŝloso
— confinement of people as a security measure
Finnish:
eristäminen
— confinement of people as a security measure
Finnish:
sulkeminen
— confinement of people as a security measure
Finnish:
aresti
— confinement of people as a security measure
Finnish:
ulkonaliikkumiskielto
— confinement of people as a security measure
Finnish:
sulkutoimi
— confinement of people as a security measure
French:
confinement
— confinement of people as a security measure
French:
enfermement
— confinement of people as a security measure
French:
verrouillage
— confinement of people as a security measure
Galician:
confinamento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Galician:
peche
— confinement of people as a security measure
Georgian:
ლოკდაუნი
(loḳdauni)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Georgian:
იზოლაცია
(izolacia)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Georgian:
კარანტინი
(ḳaranṭini)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Georgian:
კომენდანტის საათი
(ḳomendanṭis saati)
— confinement of people as a security measure
German:
Lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
German:
Ausgangssperre
— confinement of people as a security measure
German:
Abriegelung
— confinement of people as a security measure
Greek:
λοκντάουν
(lokntáoun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hebrew:
סֶגֶר
(séger)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hindi:
तालाबंदी
(tālābandī)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hindi:
लॉकडाउन
(lŏkḍāun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hungarian:
zárlat
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hungarian:
vesztegzár
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hungarian:
karantén
— confinement of people as a security measure
Hungarian:
kijárási korlátozás
— confinement of people as a security measure
Icelandic:
útgöngubann
— confinement of people as a security measure
Indonesian:
karantina wilayah
— confinement of people as a security measure
Indonesian:
kuncitara
— confinement of people as a security measure
Interlingua:
confinamento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Interlingua:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Irish:
dianghlasáil
— confinement of people as a security measure
Italian:
confinamento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Italian:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Japanese:
ロックダウン
(rokkudaun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Japanese:
都市封鎖
(toshi fūsa)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Korean:
락다운
(rakdaun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Korean:
폐쇄
(pyeswae)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Korean:
제재
(jejae)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Macedonian:
затво́рање
(zatvóranje)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Macedonian:
изола́ција
(izolácija)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Malay:
sekatan pergerakan
— confinement of people as a security measure
Malayalam:
അടച്ചിടൽ
(aṭacciṭal)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Malayalam:
ലോക്ക്ഡൗൺ
(lōkkḍauṇ)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Māori:
rāhuitanga
— confinement of people as a security measure
Marathi:
टाळेबंदी
(ṭāḷebandī)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Nepali:
बन्दाबन्दी
(bandābandī)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Norwegian Bokmål:
nedleggelse
— confinement of people as a security measure
Norwegian Bokmål:
nedlegging
— confinement of people as a security measure
Norwegian Bokmål:
nedstengning
— confinement of people as a security measure
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nedlegging
— confinement of people as a security measure
Persian:
شهربندان
(šahrbandân)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Polish:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Portuguese:
confinamento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Portuguese:
bloqueio total
— confinement of people as a security measure
Romanian:
lockdown
— confinement of people as a security measure
Russian:
локда́ун
(lokdáun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Russian:
изоля́ция
(izoljácija)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Russian:
самоизоля́ция
(samoizoljácija)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Scottish Gaelic:
glasadh-sluaigh
— confinement of people as a security measure
Serbo-Croatian:
изола́ција
— confinement of people as a security measure
Serbo-Croatian:
затваранје
— confinement of people as a security measure
Serbo-Croatian:
izolácija
— confinement of people as a security measure
Serbo-Croatian:
zatvaranje
— confinement of people as a security measure
Spanish:
encerramiento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Spanish:
enclaustramiento
— confinement of people as a security measure
Spanish:
cierre de emergencia
— confinement of people as a security measure
Swahili:
kifungo
— confinement of people as a security measure
Swedish:
nedstängning
— confinement of people as a security measure
Tamil:
பொது முடக்கம்
(potu muṭakkam)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Telugu:
లాక్ డౌన్
(lāk ḍaun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Thai:
ล็อกดาวน์
(lɔ́k-daao)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Tongan:
fakataputapui
— confinement of people as a security measure
Turkish:
kapanma
— confinement of people as a security measure
Turkish:
sokağa çıkma kısıtlaması
— confinement of people as a security measure
Turkish:
karantina
— confinement of people as a security measure
Ukrainian:
локда́ун
(lokdáun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Ukrainian:
ізоля́ція
(izoljácija)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Urdu:
تالابندی
(tālābandī)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Urdu:
لاک ڈاؤن
(lāk ḍāun)
— confinement of people as a security measure
Welsh:
cyfnod clo
— confinement of people as a security measure
Welsh:
clofa
— confinement of people as a security measure