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1 ■ lock on to
■ lock on toA v. i. + avv. + prep.3 (mil.: di un missile) localizzare e inseguire ( un bersaglio mobile: per distruggerlo); inquadrare: We deployed countermeasures and so the missile failed to lock on to us, abbiamo lanciato le nostre contromisure e così il missile non è riuscito a colpirci4 (fig.) abbrancare (q.); tenere agganciato (q.): My mother-in-law locked onto me for over an hour, mia suocera mi ha tenuto agganciato per un'ora buonaB v. t. + prep.(ferr., miss.) agganciare ( vagoni, un'astronave) a □ (mil.: di un missile, un radar) to fail to lock on to a moving target, perdere (o farsi sfuggire) un bersaglio mobile.
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