interlock
verb (used without object)
to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
were interlocking
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past progressiveof interlock.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Among the protective measures surrounding At-Tanf were interlocking sandbag walls that are a signature characteristic of U.S. and British bases in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2016
There never were interlocking directorates or officers of the two corporations.
From Time Magazine Archive
