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lockage

/ˈlɒk.ɪdʒ/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa el peaje por pasar por una esclusa en un canal o vía navegable, el conjunto de esclusas o el propio proceso de pasar por una esclusa.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈlɒk.ɪdʒ/

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.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el peaje por pasar por una esclusa en un canal o vía navegable, el conjunto de esclusas o el propio proceso de pasar por una esclusa.
  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.

    🇪🇸Peaje por pasar una esclusa

    Sinónimos: 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.

    🇪🇸Sistema de esclusas

  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.

    🇪🇸Paso por esclusa

    Sinónimos: passagetransit