English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition lock onto in British English

lock onto phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

if a missile or a vehicle carrying missiles locks onto something, it finds out its position and prepares to destroy it

Example

The enemy planes had locked onto us.

Synonyms and related words
Definition lock onto in British English