lockstep
(noun) a manner of marching in file in which each person’s leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; “the prisoner’s ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep”
lockstep
(noun) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; “the union’s support had been in lockstep for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lockstep (usually uncountable, plural locksteps)
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
• splocket
Source: Wiktionary
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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