interlock
in ter lok
- n a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock - n the act of interlocking or meshing
an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check - v coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
- v hold in a locking position
- v become engaged or intermeshed with one another
- And consistency has been key: the bricks produced today have the same bumps and holes, and can still interlock with those produced back in 1958.
- The ribs interlock, moreover, unlike a fish's, implying they were able to bear fishapod's weightan unnecessary trait in a fish.
- Opponents of the MADD push for stricter laws warn that a federal interlock requirement would serve as a Trojan horse, opening the way for even more sophisticated interlock .