释义 |
ˈpound-lock Also 8–9 pond-lock. [f. pound n.2 + lock n.2] A lock on a river for pounding up the water; = lock n.2 7.
1783Rules, Orders, etc. Thames 13 Any of the pound⁓locks, lock tackle, weirs, bricks, winches. 1866Sat. Rev. 21 Apr. 472/1 A century has witnessed the construction of the entire navigation of the Thames by pound-locks. 1879Edin. Rev. CL. 447 In these side cuts the pound lock was introduced, with side weirs to enable the floods to escape. |