| 单词 | lock chamber |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslock chamber lock chamber n. the space enclosed between the walls and the two gates of a canal or river lock. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber lock1590 sasse1642 lock pit?1761 canal lock1768 lock chamber1795 chamber1837 lock pena1864 1795 R. Dodd Rep. 1st Pt. Line Inland Navigation 32 A less number [of locks] would serve, provided we took higher lifts, which I should by no means recommend, considering the large dimension of our lock-chambers. 1888 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 25 May 755/1 The time is spent..in closing and opening the lock-gates, and in passing the barge into and out of the lock-chamber. 2007 Jrnl. Coastal Res. 23 797/1 Three locks allow safe passage between the inland bay and the sea... The lock chambers are 40 m long and 10.5 m wide between fender faces. < as lemmas |
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