Lockhouse
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lockhouse is a noun meaning A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
Meaning
A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
Word Forms
- lockhouses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include watchhouse, lakehouse, lockside, lockage, boathouse, gatehouse.
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