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infernal machine

noun

  1. a concealed or disguised explosive device intended to destroy life or property.


infernal machine

noun

  1. archaic.
    a usually disguised explosive device or booby trap
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of infernal machine1

First recorded in 1800鈥10
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While Marvel can seem 鈥渓ike this infernal machine that grinds on,鈥 Bettany says, the projects are, in his experience, 鈥渋ncredibly collaborative.鈥

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The infernal machine will continue largely unstopped because there is a huge market for its poison.

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District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez included dueling pistols, muskets, trick 鈥渃ane guns鈥 and a custom-made instrument of mass murder known as 鈥渢he infernal machine.鈥

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The brilliant 鈥渆lephant,鈥 lumbering and impressive like its African namesake, is an infernal machine.

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Aycock鈥檚 strangely infernal machine upends historical associations between weaving and delicate women鈥檚 work, inserting monumental sculpture into the postindustrial dialogue.

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