drop lock

See also: drop-lock

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒk

Noun

drop lock (plural drop locks)

  1. A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.
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