Lockport

English
Canal locks at Lockport, New York.

Etymology

From lock +‎ port. Most places are named after locks used for navigation on canals or rivers.

Proper noun

Lockport

  1. A community in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews and Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city and township in Will County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
    3. A township in Haskell County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.
    5. A town in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
    6. A township in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
    7. A city, the county seat of Niagara County, New York.
    8. A town in Niagara County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
    9. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.

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