LOCKAGE Definition & Meaning

lockage

[ lok-ij ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the construction, use, or operation of locks, lock, as in a canal or stream.
passage through a lock or locks. lock.
a toll paid for such passage.

lockage

/ ˈ��ɒ��ɪ�� /

noun

a system of locks in a canal
passage through a lock or the fee charged for such passage

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lockage¹

First recorded in 1670–80; lock ¹ + -age

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In addition to learning about safe lockage procedures, attendees received information on safe boating, sharing the river with commercial traffic and the availability of locks on the upper stretches of the river in Armstrong County.

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Though burdened with the delays of lockage, it is more practical, less costly, and more useful than the one at Panama would have been, and will accomplish the same object.

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