Origin: Latin prefix inter-
Interlocking has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch"
"the meshing of gears"
the act of interlocking or meshing
"an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of tracks such as junctions or crossings.
present participle of interlock
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing