Meaning of lock on | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To begin tracking a target via an automated system.
   intransitive
2. To cause a missile to track (a target).
   transitive
3. To engage in a lock-on protest.
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“When the triangle came into view, the robot would then 'lock on' and move directly towards it, adjusting its course as it went.”

“Glasgow's Sea Darts failed to lock on to the attackers, but the Sea Wolfs from Brilliant shot down one Skyhawk while another attacker crashed while trying to evade the missiles.”

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