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waterlocked

American

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

adjective

enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water.

a waterlocked nation.

Etymology

Origin of waterlocked

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

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