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.