lock ‧ out /ˈlɒkaʊt $ ˈlɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a situation when a company does not allow workers to go back to work, especially in a factory, until they accept the employers’ conditions
⇨ lock out at ↑ lock 1
lock ‧ out /ˈlɒkaʊt $ ˈlɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a situation when a company does not allow workers to go back to work, especially in a factory, until they accept the employers’ conditions
⇨ lock out at ↑ lock 1
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012