lockup

A noun with two primary meanings: a local police station jail, or the act of securing something by locking it away for protection.

ruСуществительное с двумя основными значениями: местная тюрьма при полицейском участке или действие по запиранию чего-либо для защиты.esSustantivo con dos significados principales: una cárcel local en una comisaría o el acto de cerrar algo con llave para protegerlo.frNom avec deux sens principaux : une petite prison locale attachée à un commissariat, ou l'action de verrouiller quelque chose pour le protéger.deSubstantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: eine örtliche Arrestzelle oder ein kleines Polizeigefängnis; sowie der Vorgang des Einschließens oder Abschließens zum Schutz oder zur Sicherheit.ptSubstantivo com dois sentidos principais: cadeia de uma delegacia de polícia ou o ato de trancar algo para protegê-lo.zh名词，主要有两个意思：警察局的拘留所，或把某物锁上以保护起来的动作。arاسم يشير إلى معنيين رئيسيين: مكان احتجاز مؤقت في مركز الشرطة، أو فعل إغلاق شيء ما وحفظه بأمان.

1. Jail or detention cell B2 formal

   A small, secure room or building in a police station where people are temporarily held in custody.

   • The suspect was held overnight in the police station lockup.
   • He spent a few hours in the lockup before being released on bail.
   • The lockup was small and had only a bench and a toilet.

   ruКамера предварительного заключенияescelda de detenciónfrcellule de garde à vuedeGewahrsamszelleptCela de detençãozh拘留室arزنزانة الاحتجاز

   Синонимы: brigcellclinkdetention cellholding celljailpenitentiarypokeyprison

2. Secure storage B2 formal

   The act of securing something, or a place where items are stored safely, often for a period of time.

   • The company arranged for the lockup of important documents in a safe.
   • He put his car in a lockup garage for the winter.
   • The lockup of the building's valuables is done every evening.

   ruБезопасное хранениеesAlmacenamiento segurofrMise sous séquestre / stockage sécurisédeSichere VerwahrungptArmazenamento segurozh安全存放arالتخزين الآمن

   Синонимы: depositorylockerlockingsafekeepingstoragevault

   Антонимы: disclosureexposureopennessrelease

• lockups plural form
• lockups' possessive plural form
• lockup's possessive singular form