interlocking

Plural: interlockings

Noun

• contact by fitting together
• the act of interlocking or meshing
  • "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
• An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.

Verb

• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
• hold in a locking position
• become engaged or intermeshed with one another
• present participle and gerund of interlock

Adjective Satellite

• linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

Examples

• All societies have three key interlocking elements: Religion, economics, and politics.

Synonyms

engagement, interlace, interlacing, interlinking, interlock, interwoven, lock, mesh, meshing

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