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Discover LudwigThe term "locked down" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this term when you are referring to a situation in which something (an area, a building, etc.) is closed and sealed off for security reasons, or to control the movement of people in and out of the area. For example: "The city is currently locked down due to the threat of terrorist attack."
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"We're locked down".
Locked down, we turned to the television.
But it's all locked down now.
The area was locked down afterward.
"The city has been locked down".
It feels locked down to the ground".
The Pentagon was briefly locked down after the incident.
Three nearby schools were locked down following the gunfire.
This abalone, evidently sensing my presence, had locked down tight.
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