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n. - Passage through an enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level that is used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it;

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  • The construction of a 25 foot waterway with very considerable reduction in lockage delays, will, however, change the whole complexion of Montreal's adverse position as a...
  • - Set hold-down bar on left-hand sheet surface and release hand-lever lockage.
  • In addition, the biometrics lockage and security system will reduce anxiety and stress over house safety management.
  • Though burdened with the delays of lockage, it is more practical, less costly, and more useful than the one at Panama would have been, and will accomplish the same object.
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