Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop lock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: drop lock
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.

Inflected Forms

drop locks (plural)

Rhymes With

rock stock block round rock v block lock shock clock doc knock digital clock 24-hour clock

Questions

What does drop lock mean?: A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.

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