interlock — Diccionario de inglés

Verbo

1. To fit or clasp together securely.

   Uso

   • transitivo o intransitivo

2. To interlace.

Sustantivo

1. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

   Ejemplos

   The demonstrator couldn't figure out why the machine wouldn't work, until he remembered that there was an interlock so it wouldn't operate with the cover open.

   Más ejemplos (1)

   Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.

Sustantivo

1. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting

   Sinónimos

   ignition interlock

   Términos más generales

   device

   Ejemplos

   car thieves know how to bypass the ignition interlock

2. the act of interlocking or meshing

   Sinónimos

   meshmeshinginterlocking

   Términos más generales

   catchgrabsnatchsnap

   Ejemplos

   an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check

Verbo

1. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

   Sinónimos

   mesh

   Términos más generales

   organizeorganisecoordinate

2. hold in a locking position

   Sinónimos

   lockinterlace

   Términos más generales

   hold

   Ejemplos

   He locked his hands around her neck

3. become engaged or intermeshed with one another

   Sinónimos

   lock

   Términos más generales

   embracehugbosomsqueeze

   Ejemplos

   They were locked in embrace