— interlocker , n.
v. /in'teuhr lok", in"teuhr lok'/ ; n. /in"teuhr lok'/ , v.i.
1. to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
2. to interweave or interlace, one with another: The branches of the trees interlock to form a natural archway.
3. Railroads. (of switches, signals, etc.) to operate together in a prearranged order.
v.t.
4. to lock one with another.
5. to fit (parts) together to ensure coordinated action.
6. Railroads. to arrange (switches, signals, etc.) to effect a predetermined sequence of movement.
n.
7. the fact or condition of interlocking or of being interlocked.
8. the existence or an instance of an interlocking directorate.
9. a device for preventing a mechanism from being set in motion when another mechanism is in such a position that the two operating simultaneously might produce undesirable results.
10. Also called ignition interlock . a device or system that prevents an automotive engine from starting until the seat belt for any occupied front seat is fastened.
11. a stretch fabric made with a circular knitting machine having two alternating sets of long and short needles.
12. Motion Pictures. a device for synchronizing the action of a camera and sound recorder.
[ 1625-35; INTER- + LOCK 1 ]