Saturday, August 20, 2016

CURFEW

WORD: CURFEW

MEANING:
1. A regulation or rule requiring certain or all people to leave the streets or be at home at a prescribed hour.
2.
a. The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: a 10 pm curfew for all residents.
b. The signal, such as a bell, announcing the beginning of this restriction.
3. restriction, limitation, regulation, control

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Curfew was imposed for a day in City
2. 30 dead, 1300 injured in spiraling Kashmir violence, curfew on for 4th day

PRONOUNCE:
cur·few - कर्फ्यू

LINK: CURFEW

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