Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The passage of a ship through a lock.
- noun A toll paid for the use of a lock.
- noun A system of locks.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Materials for locks in a canal or stream; works which form a lock.
- noun Toll paid for passing a lock in a stream, as the Thames in England.
- noun Elevation or amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.
- noun Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.
- noun Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Materials for
locks in acanal . - noun The works forming a canal lock or locks.
- noun A
toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. - noun The amount of
elevation anddescent made by the locks of a canal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a system of locks in a canal or waterway
- noun passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
- noun a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Etymologies
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Examples
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The construction of a 25 foot waterway with very considerable reduction in lockage delays, will, however, change the whole complexion of Montreal's adverse position as a charter market.
The St. Lawrence Deep Waterway Project: A Canadian View of Its Economic Aspects 1928
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In addition, the biometrics lockage and security system will reduce anxiety and stress over house safety management.
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The locks, the lock chambers, we have a 1,200-foot lock chamber, which would allow five barges deep and three barges wide, plus its towed to enter in and traditional lock up or down the river and then we have a 600 lock chamber which is smaller but would still allow lockage through traditionally.
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For a complete lockage through the canal, for one ocean-to-ocean transit, the expenditure would be double that amount, all of it fresh water and all washed out to sea.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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For not only was the operator able to see the entire lockage process in miniature and in operation on the board before him, but the switches were interlocking–mechanically.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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So the situation in the locks could be read in an instant on the board at any stage of the lockage.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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The tug Gatun approaches Gatun Locks for the first trial lockage.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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So the situation in the locks could be read in an instant on the board at any stage of the lockage.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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The official time given for this first lockage was one hour fifty-one minutes, or not quite twice as long as would be required once everything was in working order.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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Then on September 26 at Gatun the first trial lockage was made.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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