"lock gate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lock gates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lock gate (plural lock gates)
  1. (Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir. Wikipedia link: lock gate Translations (gate of a lock): sulkuportti (Finnish), Schleusentor [neuter] (German)

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