Definition of "mated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of mate. (verb)
• Fitted together or interlocked (adjective)

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• "Rescue Orbiter resumes control in ALT to maneuver stack to long-term mated gravity gradient / Torque Equilibrium Attitude (TEA). ""
• "Sparks flew as the broadsword mated with the dagger and swept it aside as if it were no more than a feather."
• "Is it possible the first Starbuck, from the old series, joined the fray, and was killed -- remember, he "mated" with an angel and was stranded on a planet in Galactica 80, so his arrival could have been delayed."