tide locks

A form of tide lock — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tide lock
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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