lock
fall structure with a fixed chamber in which the water level changes
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Summary
lock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- lock is operated by lock keeper[2].
- lock is a type of fall structure[3].
- lock is a type of sluice[4].
- lock is part of canal[5].
- lock is used for ascent[6].
- lock is used for descent[7].
- lock's Commons category is recorded as Locks (water transport)[8].
- lock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Locks (water navigation)[9].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
- lock's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[15].
- lock's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox waterlock[16].
- lock's different from is recorded as loch[17].
- lock's different from is recorded as sluice[18].
- lock's properties for this type is recorded as P706[19].
- lock's has part is recorded as gate[20].
- lock's has part is recorded as valve[21].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include fall structure[3] and sluice[4].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include ascent[6] and descent[7]. lock is part of canal[5].
Influence
Things named for lock include Schleusenbrücke[22], a girder bridge[23], in Germany[24], founded in 1916[25].
Why It Matters
lock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).[1] lock has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] lock is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for lock include Schleusenbrücke[22], a girder bridge[23], in Germany[24], founded in 1916[25].