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A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A malicious program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date or time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ticking bomb, ticking time bomb
Antonyms: none provided
a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: infernal machine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bomb
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- India is a demographic time bomb
- the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ticking bomb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: situation
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
tydbom
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Arabic:
قُنْبُلَةٌ مَوْقُوتَةٌ
(qunbulatun mawqūtatun)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Catalan:
bomba de rellotgeria
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Chinese Mandarin:
定時炸彈 /定时炸弹
(dìngshízhàdàn)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Chinese Mandarin:
計時炸彈 /计时炸弹
(jìshízhàdàn)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Czech:
časovaná bomba
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Dutch:
tijdbom
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Finnish:
aikapommi
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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French:
bombe à retardement
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Galician:
bomba de reloxería
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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German:
Zeitbombe
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Greek:
ωρολογιακή βόμβα
(orologiakí vómva)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Hungarian:
időzített bomba
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Indonesian:
bom waktu
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Irish:
buama ama
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Italian:
bomba a orologeria
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Italian:
bomba a tempo
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Japanese:
時限爆弾
(jigenbákudan)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Korean:
시한폭탄
(sihanpoktan)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Malay:
bom jangka
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Persian:
بمب ساعتی
(bomb-e sâ'ati)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Polish:
bomba zegarowa
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Portuguese:
bomba-relógio
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Russian:
бо́мба заме́дленного де́йствия
(bómba zamédlennovo déjstvija)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Russian:
бо́мба с часовы́м механи́змом
(bómba s časovým mexanízmom)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Spanish:
bomba de relojería
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Swedish:
tidsinställd bomb
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Thai:
ระเบิดเวลา
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Turkish:
saatli bomba
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Ukrainian:
бомба вповільненої дії
(bomba vpovilʹnenoji diji)
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Welsh:
bom amser
— bomb with a timeout mechanism
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Finnish:
aikapommi
— computing: program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date and/or time
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Czech:
časovaná bomba
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Dutch:
tijdbom
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Finnish:
aikapommi
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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French:
bombe à retardement
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Galician:
bomba de reloxería
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Hungarian:
időzített bomba
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Italian:
bomba a orologeria
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Italian:
bomba a tempo
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Polish:
bomba zegarowa
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Spanish:
bomba de relojería
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Swedish:
tidsinställd bomb
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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Ukrainian:
бомба вповільненої дії
(bomba vpovilʹnenoji diji)
— situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
