HyperDic: lock_chamber

English > 1 sense of the expression lock chamber:
NOUNartifactlock chamber, lockenclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
English > lock chamber: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningenclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it.
Synonymlock
Part ofcanallong and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
BroaderenclosureA structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose
Spanishesclusa
Catalanresclosa

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