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  2. Caisson lock - Wikipedia

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    The caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is floated into a sealed watertight box and raised or lowered between two different canal water levels. It was invented in the late 18th century as a solution to the problem posed by the excessive demand for water when conventional locks were used to raise and lower canal boats ...

  3. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The boat enters the lock. 8–9. The boat enters the lock. 3. The lower gates are closed. 10. The upper gates are closed. 4–5. The lock is filled with water from upstream. 11–12. The lock is emptied by draining its water downstream. 6. The upper gates are opened. 13. The lower gates are opened. 7. The boat exits the lock. 14. The boat exits ...

  4. Caisson (lock gate) - Wikipedia

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    Ship caisson at Droogdok Jan Blanken at Hellevoetsluis. A caisson is a form of lock gate.It consists of a large floating iron or steel box. This can be flooded to seat the caisson in the opening of the dock to close it, or pumped dry to float it and allow it to be towed clear of the dock.

  5. Porthole - Wikipedia

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    A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, [1] is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Though the term is of maritime origin, it is also used to describe round windows on armored vehicles , aircraft , automobiles (the Ford Thunderbird a notable example) and even spacecraft .

  6. St. Lawrence Seaway - Wikipedia

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    The Eisenhower Locks in Massena, New York St. Lawrence Seaway St. Lawrence Seaway separated navigation channel near Montreal. The St. Lawrence Seaway (French: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North America, as far inland as Duluth ...

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