weighlock

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noun

A canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.

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Meanings

nounweighlock (plural weighlocks)

plural weighlocks

  1. historicalA canal lock in which boats were weighed, and their tonnage settled.

Origin

From weigh + lock.

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APA

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

MLA

“weighlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weighlock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weighlock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weighlock.

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