| 单词 | weigh-lock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweigh-lock weigh-lock n. U.S. a canal-lock at which barges are weighed and their tonnage is settled. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber > types of lock sidelock1761 tide-lock1808 weigh-lock1834 sea-lock1839 tail-lock1907 riser1908 1834 F. Lieber Lett. to Gent. in Germany xiv. 260 The object of the greatest interest to me, in Utica, was a weigh-lock—an American invention if I am not mistaken. The toll for freight on the canal is proportionate to weight. 1907 Daily Chron. 18 Oct. 9/2 A large motor-car..backed into a public weigh-house at Blairgowrie (Perthshire)... The building was damaged and the steelyard destroyed... The weighman was in the house at the time, but was uninjured. < as lemmas |
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