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lockman

/ˈlɒk.mən/

Traduction: Personne responsable de la gestion et de l'entretien d'une écluse sur un canal ou une voie navigable.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈlɒk.mən/

pluriel irrégulier

A worker responsible for operating and maintaining a lock on a canal or waterway.

  • 🇫🇷Personne responsable de la gestion et de l'entretien d'une écluse sur un canal ou une voie navigable.
  1. Canal lock worker B2 formal

    A person responsible for operating and maintaining a lock on a canal or waterway.

    • The lockman opened the gates to let the barge through.
    • As a lockman, he had to monitor the water levels daily.
    • The old lockman retired after forty years of service on the canal.
    • Visitors watched the lockman skillfully control the flow of water.

    🇫🇷Gardien d'écluse

    Synonymes: lockmaster