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meeting post

noun

  1. a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of meeting post1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

The heel-post and meeting-post are socketed into cast-iron uprights, which also receive the ends of the horizontal beams.

The depth at the heel-post is 22 feet, and at the meeting-post 35 feet (see woodcut, fig. 19).

Under each gate, near the meeting-post, is placed a wheel, which supports part of the weight.

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