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) === Related terms ===