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Meaning of lock and load | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A command to prepare a weapon for battle.
    US, slang
  2. Prepare for an imminent event.
    US, slang

Examples

“1949 — John Wayne in the film Sands of Iwo Jima Lock and load, boy, lock and load.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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