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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. contact by fitting together;
- Example: "the engagement of the clutch"
- Example: "the meshing of gears"
[syn: engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking]

2. the act of interlocking or meshing;
- Example: "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
[syn: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing;
[syn: interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

interlocking \in`ter*lock"ing\, a.
   Connected together in such a manner that the parts work
   together as a single unit, or in a coordianted manner.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

interlocking
    adj 1: linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn:
           interlacing, interlinking, interlocking,
           interwoven]
    n 1: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the
         clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh,
         meshing, interlocking]
    2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
       by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh,
       meshing, interlock, interlocking]