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combination lock

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combination lock
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

combination lock [‚käm·bə′nā·shən ¦läk]
(engineering)
A lock that can be opened only when its dial has been set to the proper combination of symbols, in the proper sequence.


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Go to the office very early tomorrow morning; here is the key of a small safe which is in my roller secretary; it shuts with a combination lock.
 
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