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time bomb
- pronunciation:
- taIm
bam
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a device consisting of explosives and a timer that allows it to be detonated at a particular time.
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| definition 2: |
any potentially dangerous or explosive situation.
The racial problem in the city was a real time bomb. |
| related words: |
menace, mine |
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