Interlocks

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

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

"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."

2.verbTo fit or clasp together securely.

3.verbTo interlace.

Synonyms

lock meshing interlace mesh locks latches barriers lock ring locking combination lock interchanges safeguards

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