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Definition of Interlocking

1. Adjective. Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.

2. Noun. Contact by fitting together. "The meshing of gears"

3. Noun. The act of interlocking or meshing. "An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

Definition of Interlocking

1. Adjective. That interlocks. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of interlock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Interlocking

1. interlock [v] - See also: interlock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Interlocking

interlobular arteries interlobular arteries of kidney interlobular arteries of liver interlobular duct interlobular ductules interlobular emphysema interlobular pleurisy interlobular septum interlobular veins of kidney interlobular veins of liver

interlocal interlocal additivity interlocation interlock interlocked interlocking (current term) interlocking gyri interlocking tower interlocking towers interlocks

interlocution interlocutional interlocutions interlocutor interlocutories interlocutors interlocutory interlocutory injunction interlocutour interlocutress

Literary usage of Interlocking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Interstate Commerce and Its Federal Regulation by Frederick Newton Judson (1912)
"interlocking ACT. AN ACT To grant the right of way through the Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory to the Enid and Anadarko Railway Company, ..."

2. The Elements of Railroad Engineering by William Galt Raymond (1917)
"Electrical operation of the principal signals at mechanical interlocking plants is now very common. This is particularly true of distant signals, ..."

3. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"The subject of Signals and interlocking was treated broadly under two headings: ... The intricacies of signaling and interlocking call for a vast number of ..."

4. Readings on the Relation of Government to Property and Industry by Samuel Peter Orth (1915)
"interlocking CORPORATIONS BY HAROLD M. BOWMAN or THE NEW YORK BAR (From the ... In every city of any size how many interlocking corporations are there? ..."

5. Readings on the Relation of Government to Property and Industry by Samuel Peter Orth (1915)
"interlocking CORPORATIONS BY HAROLD M. BOWMAN OF THE NEW YORK BAR (From the Michigan Law Review, February, 1913) Once more a striking phrase has suddenly ..."

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