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71lock — I. n. 1. Fastening. 2. Grapple, hug. 3. Enclosure, lock up. 4. Weir guard lock. 5. Lift lock (of a canal). 6. Tuft, tress, ringlet. 7. Tuft, flock, plexus …
72lock keeper — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lock keeper : singular lock keeper plural lock keepers someone whose job is to operate a lock on a river or canal …
73Lock Haven — ▪ Pennsylvania, United States city, seat (1839) of Clinton county, north central Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies along the West Branch Susquehanna River (a major tributary of the Susquehanna (Susquehanna River)), on the southern slope of Bald… …
74lock — 1) fish way (fish ladder; a series of steps with flowing water enabling a fish to circumvent an obstruction such as a dam by leaping from step to step) 2) a section of a canal with large doors at each end, allowing boats and ships to be moved… …
75lock bay — a broadened section of a canal before the gates of a lock. [1870 75] * * * …
76lock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. fasten, secure, make fast. See closure, junction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A device for locking] Syn. hook, catch, latch, bolt, bar, staple, hasp, clinch, bond, fastening, padlock, safety catch,… …
77lock keeper — n. worker who is in charge of a lock on a waterway (canal, river, channel, etc.), lockmaster …
78lock-keeper — noun a person who is employed to attend and maintain a lock on a river or canal …
79lock keeper — noun (C) someone whose job is to open and close the gates of a lock 2 (5) or a canal (1) …
80lock bay — a broadened section of a canal before the gates of a lock. [1870 75] …
