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LOCKAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lockage" is a kind of...):
passage; transit (a journey usually by ship)
Derivation:
lock (pass by means through a lock in a waterway)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A system of locks in a canal or waterway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lockage" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Holonyms ("lockage" is a part of...):
canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
Derivation:
lock (build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels)
lock (pass by means through a lock in a waterway)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("lockage" is a kind of...):
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
