(now historical) A small house where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, especially where debtors are held before transfer to a debtors' prison.

A kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.

(computing) Not constrained to a particular location.

Synonym of locking differential

plural of locally compact group

(topology) A topological group whose underlying topology is both locally compact and Hausdorff.

Alternative form of love-lock

present participle of lock in

A thixotropic liquid applied to screw threads that keeps them from loosening.

(finance) Having a floating interest rate until a certain market rate is reached, at which point the interest rate becomes fixed.