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lockdown in Arabic

إغْلَاق ʔiḡlāq

/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn//ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/

lockdown in Arabic: إغْلَاق (ʔiḡlāq). In English, lockdown means 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.

Arabic words for lockdown

emergency confinement
إغْلَاق ʔiḡlāq

English meaning of lockdown

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting.

Full definition of lockdown

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Questions about lockdown in Arabic

What is the meaning of lockdown in Arabic?
Lockdown in Arabic is إغْلَاق (ʔiḡlāq).
ما معنى كلمة lockdown؟
Lockdown: إغْلَاق (ʔiḡlāq).
What does lockdown mean in English?
Lockdown means 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.

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