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 (3,682 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Operator: lock keeper[2]
- Subclass of: fall structure[3], sluice[4]
- Part of: canal[5]
- Has use: ascent[6], descent[7]
- Commons category: Locks (water transport)[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Locks (water navigation)[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox waterlock[16]
- Different from: loch[17], sluice[18]
- Properties for this type: P706[19]
- Has part(s) of the class: gate[20], valve[21]
- P14692: Linux[22]
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Influence
Things named for lock include Schleusenbrücke[23], a girder bridge[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1916[26].
Why It Matters
lock has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] lock is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for lock include Schleusenbrücke[23], a girder bridge[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1916[26].