(of two or more things) engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses:their fingers interlocked (as adjective interlocking)a design of interlocking leaves
[with object] lock or join (things) together:the two planes were almost interlocked as they climbed together
1a device or mechanism for connecting or coordinating the function of different components:a safety interlock to stop the blades spinning
2 (also interlock fabric) [mass noun] a fabric knitted with closely interlocking stitches allowing it to stretch:a dress in soft interlock [count noun]:a cotton interlock in black or plum
Derivatives
interlocker
noun
interlock in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of interlock in the US English dictionary
