hydrostatic lock (suomeksi)

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(label, en, mechanical engineering, usually, _, uncountable) A condition that arises when a device which compresses gases seize up, seizes up because of the infiltration of liquid, which prevents further compression.
(label, en, countable) A lock for raise, raising and lowering boats on a canal or waterway that operates by using pressurized water to flood or drain the level inside the lock.
(label, en, countable) A locking mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure in order to achieve a seal.
To seize up because liquid has infiltrated a mechanism for compressing gasses.
To form a seal by employing a mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure.