noun🔗ShareConfinement, verrouillageThe 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 pandemic, etc."The school went into lockdown after a stranger was seen on the playground. "L'école a été confinée après qu'un inconnu a été vu sur le terrain de jeu.governmentpolicemedicinedisastersocietyworldconditioneventactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAssemblage de boisA contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting."The rivermen secured the lockdown connecting the first two logs, ensuring the raft wouldn't break apart on the journey downstream. "Les flotteurs ont sécurisé l'assemblage de bois reliant les deux premières grumes, garantissant que le radeau ne se désintègre pas pendant le voyage en aval.nauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
