hydrostatic lock

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Noun

1. {{label|en|mechanical engineering|usually|_|uncountable}} A condition that arises when a device which [[compress]]es [[gas]]es [[seize up|seizes up]] because of the [[infiltration]] of [[liquid]], which prevents further compression.
2. {{label|en|countable}} A [[lock]] for [[raise|raising]] and [[lower]]ing [[boat]]s on a canal or [[waterway]] that operates by using [[pressurized]] water to [[flood]] or [[drain]] the level inside the lock.
3. {{label|en|countable}} A [[locking]] [[mechanism]] that uses [[hydrostatic]] [[pressure]] in order to achieve a [[seal]].

Verb

1. To [[seize up]] because [[liquid]] has [[infiltrate]]d a [[mechanism]] for [[compress]]ing [[gas]]ses.
2. To form a [[seal]] by employing a mechanism that uses [[hydrostatic]] [[pressure]].

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