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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of lock on to

"Got a smoke?" he said. Sam felt his mind lock on to the request. Yes, he understood that. Yes, he could do that. A smoke. He reached into hiss shirt..."

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g. a missile system identifies and then tracks ("locks onto") its target. Best wishes, MrP

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  • a missile system identifies and then tracks ("locks onto") its target.
  • Best wishes, MrP
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The metaphor is from sophisticated electronic weaponry, where e.g. a missile system identifies and then tracks ("locks onto") its target.

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MrP
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