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

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 Hamilton
  • The 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