lock-weir

noun

A wasteweir for a canal, discharging into a lockchamber.

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Meanings

nounlock-weir (plural lock-weirs)

plural lock-weirs

  1. historicalA wasteweir for a canal, discharging into a lockchamber.

Origin

From lock + weir.

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APA

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

MLA

“lock-weir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-weir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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