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Lockerbie
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English
Etymology 1
From the personal name Lockard + the en non byr farm.
Proper noun
en town council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland.
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Etymology 2
Named after the Pan Am Flight 103, a terrorist attack on a plane, which happened above the town of Lockerbie.
Noun
A terrorist bomb attack on an aeroplane.
en 1996 Joseba Zulaika; William A. Douglass Terror and taboo: the follies, fables, and faces of terrorism 9 So is it not prudent to install metal detectors in airports to try to prevent Lockerbies and Oklahoma Cities?
en 2003 Roger W. Cobb; David M. Primo The plane truth: airline crashes, the media, and transportation policy Complete bag matching on originating flights would not prevent another Lockerbie and was implemented because it was feasible and minimized delays. Nail clippers on board an aircraft were not permitted for a time,...
en September 12, 2009 Haringey let kid live with bomber http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2633049/Haringey-let-kid-live-with-bomber.html Nick Parker The Sun The hidden book - written by Abdullah Azzam - was discovered after they swooped to arrest the monster days before his plan to stage seven Lockerbies. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914045156/http://www.thesun.co.uk:80/sol/homepage/news/2633049/Haringey-let-kid-live-with-bomber.html 14 September 2009