tide lock

noun

a lock at the entrance to a tidal basin.

Origin of tide lock

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First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby tide lock

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How to use tide lock in a sentence

At Eddyville the first lock, a tide-lock, bars the way, and here the horses and mules are kept.
A Tale of the Tow-Path | Homer Greene
The success of the half-tide lock at Richmond has been beyond all expectation.
The Naturalist on the Thames | C. J. Cornish

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