meeting post

noun

1. a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meeting post¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The heel-post and meeting-post are socketed into cast-iron uprights, which also receive the ends of the horizontal beams.

From Project Gutenberg

The depth at the heel-post is 22 feet, and at the meeting-post 35 feet (see woodcut, fig. 19).

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Under each gate, near the meeting-post, is placed a wheel, which supports part of the weight.

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