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waterlocked

American  
[waw-ter-lokt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌlɒkt, ˈwɒt ər- /

adjective

  1. enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water.

    a waterlocked nation.

Etymology

Origin of waterlocked

1910–15; water + locked (past participle of lock 1 )

Example Sentences

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The narrow strip of land between the pond and the new channel made a little waterlocked kingdom of its own for the cottage, which had been originally a fishing hut, built in an Izaak Walton-ish mood by one of the owners of Maudeley.

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