Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal).
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- noun Someone who is in charge of a
canal lock .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
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Examples
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Upon approach, I would radio the lockmaster and let him know whether I needed east - or westbound passage.
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After the first, the lockmaster called ahead and had the next two get ready for me.
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At the last one I yelled up to the lockmaster and asked about the state of travel and traffic on the canal this year.
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At the last one I yelled up to the lockmaster and asked about the state of travel and traffic on the canal this year.
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Upon approach, I would radio the lockmaster and let him know whether I needed east - or westbound passage.
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After the first, the lockmaster called ahead and had the next two get ready for me.
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I spent a great summer at the Jones Falls lockstation variouslyas ye olde blacksmith and ye olde lockmaster, traipsing around in period costume for schoolchildren.
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And the lockmaster turned us out and told us to back up.
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We were the only vessel -- people around, other than the lockmaster down here.
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I spent a great summer at the Jones Falls lockstation variouslyas ye olde blacksmith and ye olde lockmaster, traipsing around in period costume for schoolchildren.
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