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lockage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lockage has 3 senses
- lockage(n = noun.possession) - a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway; is a kind of fee
- lockage(n = noun.artifact) - a system of locks in a canal or waterway; is a part of canal
- lockage(n = noun.act) - passage through a lock in a canal or waterway; is a kind of passage, transit
is a kind of system
Derived forms verb lock9, verb lock8
Derived form verb lock8
CIDE DICTIONARY
lockage, n.
- Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks. [1913 Webster]
- Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. [1913 Webster]
- Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. [1913 Webster]"The entire lock will be about fifty feet." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lockage, n.
1 the amount of rise and fall effected by canal locks.
2 a toll for the use of a lock.
3 the construction or use of locks.
4 locks collectively; the aggregate of locks constructed.
1 the amount of rise and fall effected by canal locks.
2 a toll for the use of a lock.
3 the construction or use of locks.
4 locks collectively; the aggregate of locks constructed.
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