lock-keepernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlɒkˌkiː.pər/us/ˈlɑːkˌkiː.pɚ/a person who controls a lock (= a body of water with gates) by opening or closing its gates
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Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- branch
- confluence
- delta
- estuary
- firth
- geyser
- head
- lock
- midstream
- mooring
- narrows
- reach
- spring
- towpath
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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