combination lock
noun
a lock opened by rotating one or more specially marked dials a given number of times through a particular set of positions in a prescribed order and direction.
Origin of combination lock
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby combination lock
Example sentences from the Web for combination lock
"I'm at it, but it's locked with a combination-lock," she said.
The Sargasso of Space |Edmond HamiltonThe movements, of course, have to follow in proper succession, as in any other kind of combination-lock.
Sharps and Flats |John Nevil Maskelyne
British Dictionary definitions for combination lock
combination lock
noun
a type of lock that can only be opened when a set of dials releasing the tumblers of the lock are turned to show a specific sequence of numbers