lockage

A noun referring to a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway, a system of locks, or the act of passing through such a lock.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее плату за проход через шлюз в канале или водном пути, систему шлюзов или сам процесс прохождения через такой шлюз.

1. Fee for passage C1 formal

   A charge or toll levied for a vessel to pass through a lock in a canal or waterway.

   • The captain paid the lockage before entering the canal.
   • Lockage fees vary depending on the size of the boat.
   • They calculated the total lockage for the entire journey.

   🇷🇺Плата за проход

   Synonyms: toll

2. System of locks C1 formal

   The entire set of locks within a canal or waterway, used to raise and lower vessels between different water levels.

   • The Panama Canal has an extensive lockage system.
   • Engineers designed the lockage to handle large cargo ships.
   • The lockage was upgraded to improve water efficiency.

   🇷🇺Система шлюзов

3. Act of passing through C1 formal

   The process or act of a vessel moving through a lock in a canal or waterway.

   • Lockage took about thirty minutes for the small boat.
   • The crew prepared for lockage by securing the lines.
   • Smooth lockage requires careful coordination with the lock operators.

   🇷🇺Шлюзование

   Synonyms: passagetransit