"drop lock" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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