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infernal machine

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infernal machine
n.
An explosive device designed to harm or destroy, especially with criminal intent.
infernal machine
n
(Historical Terms) Archaic a usually disguised explosive device or booby trap
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Noun1.infernal machine - a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
time bomb
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions


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