éclusage
French, noun\e.kly.zaʒ\
éclusage is a French masculine noun meaning “passing (of a boat) through a lock (in a canal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’écluser”.
What does éclusage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepassing (of a boat) through a lock (in a canal)
- 2
masculinelock (in a canal)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’écluser. 2. Synonyme d’écluse. 3. Action de boire de l’alcool.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éclusage
- éclusages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éclusage?
- \e.kly.zaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is éclusage in French?
éclusage appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).