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lock gates

lock gates is the plural of lock gate.

Meaning of lock gate

Noun

lock gate (plural lock gates)

  1. (Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir.
    • During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling...1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5

Questions about lock gates

What is lock gates the plural of?
Lock gates is the plural of lock gate.

Words near lock gates in the dictionary

  1. lock convoy
  2. lock convoys
  3. lock down
  4. lock eyes
  5. lock gate
  6. lock gates
  7. Lock Haven
  8. lock horns
  9. lock hospital
  10. lock hospitals
  11. lock in

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