Engagement
Engagement noun - Contact by fitting together.
Usage example: the engagement of the clutch
Interlocking is a synonym for engagement. In some cases you can use "Interlocking" instead a noun "Engagement".
Interlocking
Interlocking noun - Contact by fitting together.
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Nearby Word: interlocked
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There's an old story told at Renaissance Faires that puzzle rings used to be given as engagement and/or wedding rings, and that when a bride no longer wanted to be married to her husband, she would dismantle the interlocking rings and leave the undone ring for him to find.
Source: Returning the Wedding Ring
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