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Lock on

/ˌlɒk ˈɒn/

To track via an automated targeting system.

📖 Definitions of "Lock on"

verb
  1. 1

    To track via an automated targeting system.

    "The missile failed to lock on to the bogey."

  2. 2

    To cause a missile to track (a target).

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