Definition of lock step in English English dictionary
A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him
marching style in which soldiers are very close to one another so that each soldier's steps correspond exactly to the those of the soldier preceding him; any rigid or inflexible procedure
{i} marching style in which soldiers are very close to one another so that each soldier's steps correspond exactly to the those of the soldier preceding him; any rigid or inflexible procedure
a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"