lockage

[ lok-ij ]

noun

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

a toll paid for such passage.

Origin of lockage

First recorded in 1670–80; lock¹ + -age

Words Nearby lockage

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How to use lockage in a sentence

A lockage fee of twenty-five cents for our boat the lock-master told us would be collected at Chambly Basin.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe | Nathaniel H. Bishop
It can only pretend to save five minutes in a lockage, if, in fact, it will save any time.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2 | Samuel J. Tilden

British Dictionary definitions for lockage

lockage

/ (ˈlɒkɪdʒ) /

noun

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

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