tide lock

noun

A lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide

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guard lock
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Meanings

nountide lock (plural tide locks)

plural tide locks

  1. A lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide

    Synonyms: guard lock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide

Similar
guard lock
Cite this entry
APA

tide lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20lock

MLA

“tide lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20lock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tide lock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20lock.

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