lockage

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• Lockage — Lock age, n. 1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks. [1913 Webster] 2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. [1913 Webster] 3. Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. [1913 Webster] The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lockage — [läk′ij] n. 1. a) the act of moving a ship through a lock or locks b) the charge for such a service 2. a system of canal locks …   English World dictionary

• lockage — /lok ij/, n. 1. the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream. 2. passage through a lock or locks. 3. a toll paid for such passage. [1670 80; LOCK1 + AGE] * * * …   Universalium

• lockage — lock·age || lÉ‘kɪdÊ’ / lÉ’k n. toll paid to pass through a water gate; passage through a water gate; construction of a water gate …   English contemporary dictionary

• lockage — noun the construction or use of locks on waterways. ↘the amount of rise and fall of water levels resulting from the use of locks …   English new terms dictionary

• lockage — lock·age …   English syllables

• lockage — lock•age [[t]ˈlɒk ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) civ the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream 2) a toll paid for passage through a lock …   From formal English to slang

• lockage — /ˈlɒkɪdʒ/ (say lokij) noun 1. the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream. 2. passage through a lock or locks. 3. toll paid for such passage …  

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction       natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage.       Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …   Universalium

• History of the Panama Canal — The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This …   Wikipedia