lock bay

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lok bey]
- /lɒk beɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lok bey]
- /lɒk beɪ/

Definition of lock bay words

noun lock bay a broadened section of a canal before the gates of a lock. 1

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Origin of lock bay

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Lock bay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lock bay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".