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单词 lockage
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lockage

[ lok-ij ]
/ ˈlɒk ɪdʒ /

noun

the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream.
passage through a lock or locks.
a toll paid for such passage.

Origin of lockage

First recorded in 1670–80; lock1 + -age

Words nearby lockage

Loch Raven, lochus, loci, lock, lockable, lockage, lock bay, lockbox, lockdown, Locke, Lockean
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Example sentences from the Web for lockage

  • A lockage fee of twenty-five cents for our boat the lock-master told us would be collected at Chambly Basin.

    Voyage of the Paper Canoe|Nathaniel H. Bishop

  • It can only pretend to save five minutes in a lockage, if, in fact, it will save any time.

    Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2|Samuel J. Tilden

British Dictionary definitions for lockage

lockage
/ (ˈlɒkɪdʒ) /

noun

a system of locks in a canal
passage through a lock or the fee charged for such passage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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