Definition of Lock-gate

1. Noun. A gate that can be locked.

Generic synonyms: Gate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lock-gate

lochia serosa
lochial
lochiometra
lochiometritis
lochioperitonitis
lochiorrhagia
lochiorrhoea
lochs
lochside
loci
lock
lock, stock and barrel
lock-and-key model
lock-gate (current term)
lock-in
lock-ins
lock-out
lock-pick
lock-picked
lock-picking
lock-picks
lock-step
lock-up option
lock-weir
lock-weirs
lock and key models
lock and load
lock away

Literary usage of Lock-gate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indian Names and History of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal by Dwight H. Kelton (1889)
"There are four gates, designated as upper and lower lock-gate* and upper and ... The weight of one leaf of the upper lock-gate is 40 tons and of one leaf of ..."

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