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🚫 A blockage 💰 A passage fee 🚢 A series of locks 🛥️ Boat passing through
lockage

lockage

9.5
A series of canal sections that raise or lower boats between levels
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːkɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema de esclusas
  • Improvements to the lockage increased canal traffic and boosted the local economy.

Examples

  • Engineers inspected the lockage for signs of wear after the heavy storms.

  • The construction of the lockage allowed ships to bypass the natural waterfalls on the river.

  • The lockage system in the canal is very efficient.

  • The lockage at the river was delayed due to maintenance.

  • The lockage in the canal helps boats move between different water levels smoothly.

  • During the lockage process, the boat was raised to the higher level of the lake.

  • The engineers carefully monitored the lockage to ensure safe passage for all vessels.

How Big

lockage
  • Specialized
9.5
lock
  • Specialized
27 5.5

Surface Forms

lockage singular
lockages plural

Morphology

lockage = lock (semi-transparent) = lock + age

The structure 'lock' + '-age' is visible, but the collective or system-of-locks meaning is a specialized technical sense.

Etymology

Lockage comes from lock ('gate' or 'barrier') plus the suffix -age, which can mean a 'group' or result. So, lockage can mean a whole system or group of locks used to move boats between different water levels.