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Definition of Lockmaster
1. Noun. A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal).
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Definition of Lockmaster
1. Noun. Someone who is in charge of a canal lock. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lockmaster
Literary usage of Lockmaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minutes of Evidence by Canada Royal Commission on Civil Service (1908)
"Mr. JOHN H. CONROY, lockmaster Lock No. 2, Lachine Canal, called, sworn and examined.
By the Chairman. Q. What are you employed at?—-A. I am on lock No. 2. ..."
2. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1877)
"The men employed in charge are : — One lockmaster, employed during the whole ...
A lockmaster will be required to attend to the works after the opening of ..."
3. Sessional Papersby Canada Parliament by Canada Parliament (1901)
"301 22 Charette, Wni : lockmaster, 12 m at 838 ; 243 h at 15c 321 05 . 171 40 La
voie, Auguste : 7 m at 838, less 3d in Oct ; 243 h at 15c 298 77 Poirier, ..."
4. The Rules of the Road at Sea: Comprising the Regulations for Preventing by Hubert Stuart Moore (1900)
"Vessels leaving or entering the estuary shall do so in the order indicated at
the time by the lockmaster, subject to the rights of precedence given by ..."
5. Transactions of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers by Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"The lockmaster has before him the principal levers, and through an ...
The Interlocking system is so arranged that the lockmaster must set his levers in ..."
6. Canada Year Book by Statistics Canada (1908)
"Joseph Blouin, messenger, Department of Public Instruction, Quebec, James Bradley,
lockmaster, Weiland Canal, Napoleon Charbonneau, steward, St. Vincent de ..."
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