Schiffshebewerk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
Senses
Schiffshebewerk is used for these senses in English:
- boat lift (mechanical engineering) A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.
- lock A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
lock — full definition
- noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
- noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
- noun A strand or tuft of hair.