lockstep

See also: lock-step

English

Alternative forms

• lock-step

Etymology

lock +‎ step

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkstɛp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

lockstep (usually uncountable, plural locksteps)

1. (military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
2. (figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
   • 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, published 2008, page xv:

     The CIA's analysts learned to march in lockstep, conforming to conventional wisdom.

3. An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.

Translations

step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front

• Finnish: marssi tahdissa lähekkäin
• German: no equivalent term in German, but see Gleichschritt (de) m (not necessarily very close but in unison)

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