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(3645) Thrift basin chamber, Economizing chamber, Water saving chamber, Thrift lock
A device to save lockage water by means of providing closed storage capacity at the side/sides of a lock. This also reduces fluctuations of stage in the pools. The lock having such a provision is called `thrift lock`.

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