See Also: lockage(dictionary)

lockage (iou)



lockage noun. L17.
[from LOCK noun2, verb1 + -AGE.]
I. The means of locking or fitting pieces of timber together. Only in L17.
II.
The amount of rise or fall effected by a (canal etc.) lock or series of locks. L18.
Payment levied for going through a lock. L18.
The construction and working of locks; locks collectively. E19.
The passage of a vessel through a lock. E20.