staircase lock

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Definition of staircase lock in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

staircase locks

plural form of staircase lock

Hyphenation

stair·case Lock

Turkish pronunciation

sterkeys läk

Pronunciation

/ˈsterˌkās ˈläk/ /ˈstɛrˌkeɪs ˈlɑːk/