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lock on to
verb
- intr, adverb+preposition (of a radar beam) to automatically follow (a target)
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“It will take us more time to slew from one target attitude to the next, and to be able to lock on to that science target,” said Patrick Crouse, Hubble’s project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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When a bat has located potential prey, they start clicking more frequently, allowing them to lock on to their targets.
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Initially, Euclid's optics couldn't lock on to stars to take a steady image.
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The Russian pilot released an air-to-air missile, which successfully launched but failed to lock on to its target, the BBC has been told.
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Police said the Republic members had items that could be used to “lock on” to infrastructure.
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