单词 | powder keg |
释义 | powder kegSEE SYNONYMS FOR powder keg ON THESAURUS.COM nouna small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder. a potentially dangerous situation, especially one involving violent repercussions. Origin of powder kegFirst recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby powder kegpowdered milk, powdered sugar, powder flag, powder flask, powder horn, powder keg, powder magazine, powderman, powder metallurgy, powder method, powder mill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for powder keg
British Dictionary definitions for powder kegpowder keg nouna small barrel used to hold gunpowder informal a potential source or scene of violence, disaster, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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