"lock" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He made his way back along the field almost up to the lock gates.
- Big lock gates opened ahead of them and the plane moved inside cautiously.
- I took the dinghy as far as we could go, right up near to the lock gates.
- Work will begin rebuilding the high lock gates in one month.
- He wasted no time in leaving from the other exit, and the second set of lock gates started to close even before he was through.
- There was nobody to open and close the lock gates.
- The companies paid lower tolls because they helped to maintain the lock gates and clear weeds from the channel.
- Beyond the open lock gates the tropical vegetation of the planet Snarfot could be seen.
- Some further grouting works and replacement of the lock gates took place in the 1970s.
- In January 2012, the locks were drained to allow the installation of new lock gates.
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