interlock
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To interlace.
noun
A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English interlock From inter- + lock.