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Lock chamber   /lɑk tʃˈeɪmbər/   Listen
Lock chamber

noun
1.
Enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it.  Synonym: lock.





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"Lock chamber" Quotes from Famous Books



... mooring cradle were released, and the air-car moved gently into the lock chamber. The door swung shut behind. On the pressing of another button there sounded a gurgling and splashing of water, and quickly the chamber was filled. The air-car was now a submarine. All these operations were effected by radio control from ...
— The Passing of Ku Sui • Anthony Gilmore


Words linked to "Lock chamber" :   enclosure, canal


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