Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A canal-lock which lifts a boat confined in it by flotation from one level to a higher level when water is allowed to flow into the lock.
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Examples
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As there will be no lift-lock, (and only the tide regulating lock,) there will be no difficulty in continuing to dredge and deepen the passage, after the canal is in regular use.
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