staircase lock

noun

A set of locks on a waterway canal which rise steeply, and consisting of lock gates where the top gate of one lock is also the bottom gate of the next lock, not having a pound between each level.

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Meanings

nounstaircase lock (plural staircase locks)

plural staircase locks

  1. A set of locks on a waterway canal which rise steeply, and consisting of lock gates where the top gate of one lock is also the bottom gate of the next lock, not having a pound between each level.
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APA

staircase lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staircase%20lock

MLA

“staircase lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staircase%20lock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staircase lock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staircase%20lock.

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