English Dictionary

tide lock

名詞

A lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide

日本語の意味

封じられた貯水池や運河と、潮位の変動にさらされる港や川の間に設けられた水門であり、異なる水位間で常に船舶が往来できるようにする設備

The cargo ship waited at the tide lock until the water levels equalized and it could enter the enclosed harbor basin.

貨物船は潮位差を調整する閘門で水位が均衡するのを待ち、囲まれた港の水域に入った。

意味（1）

A lock situated between an enclosed basin or a canal and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the tide

tide locks （ plural ）