Source : WordNet®

interlocking
     adj : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn: {interlacing},
            {interlinking}, {interwoven}]
     n 1: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch";
          "the meshing of gears" [syn: {engagement}, {mesh}, {meshing}]
     2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
        by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {mesh}, {meshing},
         {interlock}]