LOCKAGE

lockage

(noun) passage through a lock in a canal or waterway

lockage

(noun) a system of locks in a canal or waterway

lockage

(noun) a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lockage (countable and uncountable, plural lockages)

Materials for locks in a canal.

The works forming a canal lock or locks.

A toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.

The amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal.

(colloquial) A situation where things lock together.

Source: Wiktionary


Lock"age, n.

1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.

2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.

3. Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. The entire lock will be about fifty feet. De Witt Clinton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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