interlock
Example Sentences
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Nuances of the interlocking set of official inflation measures—the Labor Department’s consumer- and producer-price indexes, both of which feed into the Commerce Department’s PCE reading—usually attract attention only from technical experts.
Around 95 million years ago, the Spinosaurus -- a massive beast with a blade-shaped head crest and interlocking teeth -- roamed the African continent.
From Barron's
The skull also reveals tightly interlocking upper and lower teeth that formed an effective trap for slippery prey.
From Science Daily
This version of the city was different—there were strange symbols on the four corners: a crescent moon, a trident, interlocked triangles, and a sun.
From Literature
She moves quickly from caves to cathedrals and their architecture, including King’s College Chapel, in Cambridge, with its soaring 16th-century ceiling—the world’s largest fan vault, ribbed in interlocking patterns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
