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lock⋅age

  [lok-ij]
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–noun
1. the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream.
2. passage through a lock or locks.
3. a toll paid for such passage.
Origin:
1670–80; lock 1 + -age
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lock·age   (lŏk'ĭj)   
n.  

  1. The passage of a ship through a lock.

  2. A toll paid for the use of a lock.

  3. A system of locks.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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