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Lockful

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lockagenounThe works forming a canal lock or locks.
locknounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
drop locknounA kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.
lock gatenoun(Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir.
flightnounThe act of flying.
poundnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
tide locknounA lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide
canalsidenounThe bank of a canal.
tailgatenoun(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.
staircase locknounA set of locks on a waterway canal which rise steeply, and consisting of lock gates where the top gate of one lock is also the bottom gate of the next lock, not having a pound between each level.
locksidenounThe area of land beside a lock (segment of a waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels).
hallfulnounA quantity that fills a hall.
stanchArchaic spelling of staunch. [Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.]
canal basinnounA broad pool of water on a canal system where barges / canal boats can moor and load or unload cargo.
courtyardfulnounEnough to fill a courtyard.
tail-baynounThe part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
lockchambernounA section of a canal used to raise or lower vessels.
lockhousenounA house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
loadlocknounAny of several devices used to secure a load on a vehicle
water bridgenounA bridge containing a navigation canal, allowing nautical transports to cross over the bridge on water

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