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Default Nautical terms for idiots and amateurs

Gate:

6. A device for controlling the passage of water or gas through a dam or
conduit.

Lock:

2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which
vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level
of that section.



 
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