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

lockage

9.7
Moving a boat through a canal gate to change water levels
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːkɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paso por la esclusa
  • Efficient lockage procedures help reduce waiting times for vessels.

Examples

  • The lockage process took longer than expected.

  • During peak season, the cost of lockage increases due to high traffic.

  • The crew prepared for lockage as their boat approached the canal lock.

  • Many boats experienced delays due to lockages.

  • The lockage allowed the large ship to move smoothly from the higher water level to the lower one.

  • During the lockage, the crew carefully monitored the water levels to ensure a safe passage.

  • After a lengthy lockage, the boat finally emerged into the wider section of the canal.

How Difficult

to navigate
38 3.8
to lock
  • Specialized
59 7.2
lockage
  • Specialized
9.7

Surface Forms

lockage singular
lockages plural

Morphology

lockage = lock (transparent) = lock + age

A clear action nominalization: from the verb 'to lock' to a noun denoting the act or process of passing through or locking.

Etymology

Lockage comes from lock ('gate' on a canal) and the suffix -age, used in words like passage to show an action. So, lockage can mean the act of a boat passing through a lock.