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- noun construction An
airlock through which pass workers into achamber ofcompressed air , especially used in mines.
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Examples
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As I cross to Ulysses's manlock I feel a prickly awareness of the second Ulysses hidden on the back side of the Moon.
Covergent Series Niven, Larry 1979
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Even I clambered silently through the manlock of the flying tank.
Planet Mechanica Scheer, Karl 1977
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My reassurance was complete when I saw the mutants of the Corps appear in the small manlock nearby.
Mystery of the Anti Scheer, Karl 1976
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