lockstep, n.
(locksteps)
(locksteps)
a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
<noun.act>
lockstep
sample sentences
"the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
<noun.act>
lockstep
sample sentences
"the union's support had been in lockstep for years"
semantic pointers
hypernym