hydrolock

English

Etymology

Blend of hydrostatic +‎ lock

Noun

hydrolock (plural hydrolocks)

Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock. (a condition affecting a compression device that compresses gases, having been infiltrated by an unsustainable amount of incompressible liquid, or, being unable to further compress gases, locking the device in place)

Derived terms

hydrolocked (adj.) (having the condition)

Verb

hydrolock (third-person singular simple present hydrolocks, present participle hydrolocking, simple past and past participle hydrolocked)

Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock. (to enter a hydrolock)

Derived terms

hydrolocking (n.) (the action of hydrolock)

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