tide lock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tide lock
First recorded in 1885–90
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These locks would in practice no more limit the number of vessels passing through the canal than would the single tide lock on the Pacific end, which is necessary to any even or sea-level route.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Chester A. Arthur by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
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