American English pronunciation
How to pronounce interlock
IPA transcription: [,ɪntɚ'lɑk]
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Noun
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a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
“car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock”
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the act of interlocking or meshing
“an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check”
Verb
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coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
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hold in a locking position
“He locked his hands around her neck”
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become engaged or intermeshed with one another
“They were locked in embrace”
Usage examples
- It was built with "cribbed" construction, which has to do with interlocking bins.
- Periods interlocked, enriched one another, were amplified and married in a stunning fluidity.
- This includes the cost of any interlocking tower or signal box.
- The Birney Car also introduced the use of pneumatically balanced and interlocked doors.
- An interlock prevents firing unless the toggle is fully closed.
- A set of jars consisted of two interlocking links which could telescope.
- Among his novel contributions to function theory is the concept of an "interlocked system".
- Also, the interlocking design is found in artifacts of the European Iron Age.