sealock

See also: Sealock

English

Etymology

sea +‎ lock

Noun

sealock (plural sealocks)

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    Synonym: tidal lock
    • 1809, Sir John Carr, Caledonian Sketches, Or, A Tour Through Scotland in 1807 (page 224)
      At Corpach it is intended to form a sealock, to be cut out of the rock, and to make a small basin within it, capable of admitting a number of vessels with the flowing tide, which, after the gates are closed, may ascend the locks at leisure, […]
    • 1951, United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland: Mull of Galloway to Cape Wrath Including the Hebrides (page 127)
      All masters are prohibited from approaching the entrance to the sealocks when they observe a red flag flying […]
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