шлюз — meaning in English
shlyuz
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English meaning
- airlock noun A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people or objects pass between areas of different air pressure, such as on a spacecraft or submarine, without letting the pressure equalize suddenly.
- gateway noun An entrance or opening that can be closed with a gate.
- hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
Senses
шлюз is used for these senses in English:
- airlock A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
- gateway Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
- gateway A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
- gateway (computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
- gateway drug An addictive substance that is seen as relatively harmless by itself, but is believed to encourage the user to experiment with more harmful substances.
- hatch An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
- hatch (nautical) An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
- lock A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
airlock — full definition
- noun A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people or objects pass between areas of different air pressure, such as on a spacecraft or submarine, without letting the pressure equalize suddenly.
- noun An unwanted bubble of trapped air that blocks the flow of liquid in a pipe.
gateway — full definition
- noun An entrance or opening that can be closed with a gate.
- noun Something that leads to or makes possible a further experience or stage.
- noun (computing) A device or system that connects two different networks.