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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.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of combination lock1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
Back in the passage, I slammed the leaded vault door to and threw in the combination lock.
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When they turned the combination lock, he tried to learn the figures and the number of turns they made to the right and left.
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Cortlandt worked the combination lock of the lower entrance, through which they crawled.
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The safe was old and out of order and the captain had had the combination lock made as simple as possible in consequence.
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Two broad bands of silver reinforced it at the back and sides, and a little silver combination lock took the place of the keyhole.
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