"drop lock" meaning in All languages combined

See drop lock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: drop locks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-drop_lock-en-noun-AwAxBDBw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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        }
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        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-drop_lock-en-noun-AwAxBDBw",
      "links": [
        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ],
        [
          "canal",
          "canal"
        ],
        [
          "lower",
          "lower"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "obstruction",
          "obstruction"
        ],
        [
          "bridge",
          "bridge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop lock"
}
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒk",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒk/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ],
        [
          "canal",
          "canal"
        ],
        [
          "lower",
          "lower"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "obstruction",
          "obstruction"
        ],
        [
          "bridge",
          "bridge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "drop lock"
}

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