tide lock

noun

1. a lock at the entrance to a tidal basin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tide lock¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The Muse is within walking distance of Tide Lock Park and is a few blocks from a cluster of stores, including Harris Teeter and Trader Joe’s, coffee shops and fast-casual restaurants.

From Washington Post

Nearby: Mount Vernon Trail, Tide Lock Park and Oronoco Bay Park; a cluster of grocery stores, coffee shops and restaurants within walking distance; shopping and dining on King Street about 10 blocks away.

From Washington Post

Nancy Lorentz crab-walked up a flight of stairs at Tide Lock Park in Alexandria, Va., one recent weekend.

From Washington Post

These locks would in practice no more limit the number of vessels passing through the canal than would the single tide lock on the Pacific end, which is necessary to any even or sea-level route.

From Project Gutenberg

The point which remains unsettled is the question of type, whether the canal shall be one of several locks above sea level, or at sea level with a single tide lock.

From Project Gutenberg