"lockage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockages [plural]
Etymology: From lock + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lock|age}} lock + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lockage (countable and uncountable, plural lockages)
  1. Materials for locks in a canal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockage-en-noun-cggQ74ui Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 3 8 6 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 56 8 13 10 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 5 10 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 4 4 4 4
  2. The works forming a canal lock or locks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockage-en-noun-eYiHbAA7
  3. A toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockage-en-noun-Kb283euX
  4. The amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockage-en-noun-S1c04iOQ
  5. (colloquial) A situation where things lock together. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockage-en-noun-x3ZWeXQ0

Inflected forms

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