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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydraulic turbine placed in or near the walls of a hydraulic lock, driven by water flowing from the upper to the lower level of the basin, used for the purpose of furnishing power with which to operate the wickets and gates of a lock and to draw boats into or out of a lock.
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