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balance lock

balance lock noun: an early type of canal boat lift that uses two interconnected water-filled tanks moving in opposite vertical directions to raise and lower boats while conserving water and balancing weight.

Noun

balance lock (plural balance locks)

  1. An early type of canal boat lift that uses two interconnected water-filled tanks moving in opposite vertical directions to raise and lower boats while conserving water and balancing weight.

Forms of balance lock

pluralbalance locks

Questions about balance lock

What does balance lock mean?
Balance lock means an early type of canal boat lift that uses two interconnected water-filled tanks moving in opposite vertical directions to raise and lower boats while conserving water and balancing weight.
What part of speech is balance lock?
Balance lock is a noun.
What is the plural of balance lock?
The plural of balance lock is balance locks.

Words near balance lock in the dictionary

  1. balance board
  2. balance boards
  3. balance dock
  4. balance docks
  5. balance down
  6. balance lock
  7. balance of equities
  8. balance of payments
  9. balance of power
  10. balance of probabilities
  11. balance of probability

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