die Schleusung
Translation
passing through a lock, locking, smuggling (of people)
Examples
Die Schleusung des Schiffes dauerte eine Stunde.
The passing of the ship through the lock took an hour.
Er wurde wegen Schleusung angeklagt.
He was charged with people smuggling.
Grammar Patterns
die Schleusung ((of sb./sth.)) the locking/smuggling of (sb./sth.) Die Schleusung des Schiffes dauert lange.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Durchfahrt (passage); (figurative) Menschenhandel (human trafficking), Schmuggel (smuggling)
Etymology
From the verb 'schleusen' (to pass through a lock; to smuggle) plus the noun-forming suffix '-ung'.
Memory Tips
The '-ung' ending turns the action of 'schleusen' into a noun, representing the process itself.