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Lockerbie¹

Where it comes from

From the personal name Lockard + the Old Norse byr (“farm”).

proper noun

  1. A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
  2. A surname.

Lockerbie²

Where it comes from

Named after the Pan Am Flight 103, a terrorist attack on a plane, which happened above the town of Lockerbie.

noun Lockerbies

  1. A terrorist bomb attack on an aeroplane. So is it not prudent to install metal detectors in airports to try to prevent Lockerbies and Oklahoma Cities?

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"Lockerbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lockerbie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lockerbie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lockerbie

Chicago

"Lockerbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lockerbie.

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@misc{lockerbie_2026,
  title = {Lockerbie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lockerbie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}