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interlocking

adjective noun

Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

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Word length
12
Starts with
I
Ends with
G
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
C2

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adjective

  1. Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

noun

  1. The act of interlocking or meshing

    “An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check”

noun

  1. Contact by fitting together

    “The engagement of the clutch”

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Example Sentences

An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
The engagement of the clutch
The meshing of gears

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