INTERLOCKING

interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven

(adjective) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking

(noun) the act of interlocking or meshing; “an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check”

engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking

(noun) contact by fitting together; “the engagement of the clutch”; “the meshing of gears”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

interlocking

present participle of interlock

Noun

interlocking (plural interlockings)

(rail) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of tracks such as junctions or crossings.

Source: Wiktionary

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INTERLOCK

In`ter*lock", v. i.

Definition: To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

In`ter*lock", v. t.

Definition: To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening. My lady with her fingers interlocked. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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