lockspit

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
    — The widening of the river referred to in items […] was carried out by first cutting a V-shaped trench or lockspit throughout the length of the widenings on the line of the proposed new river bank […].
动词 v.
  1. to dig a such a trench

词形变化

lockspits plural lockspits present,singular,third-person lockspiting participle,present lockspited participle,past lockspited past

词源

词源 1
Apparently: lock (“fastening”) + spit (“spade's depth”)
词源 2
Apparently: lock (“fastening”) + spit (“spade's depth”)
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