drop lock

noun

A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.

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Meanings

noundrop lock (plural drop locks)

plural drop locks

  1. A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drop lock

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Cite this entry
APA

drop lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20lock

MLA

“drop lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20lock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop lock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20lock.

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