For all we know, there may be delayed action bombs in the dam.
...a type of delayed-action parachute.
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Delayed Action — Directed by John Harlow Written by Geoffrey Orme Starring Robert Ayres June Thorburn Alan Wheatley Bruce Seton … Wikipedia
delayed-action — /dəleɪd ˈækʃən/ (say duhlayd akshuhn) adjective of or relating to a device which can be set to perform after a period of time has elapsed: delayed action fuse; delayed action bomb …
delayed action — noun a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑camera, ↑photographic camera * * * noun Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
delayed-action — de.layed action adj [only before noun] designed to work or start only after a fixed period of time has passed ▪ a delayed action bomb … Dictionary of contemporary English
delayed action — uždelstasis veikimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. delayed action vok. verzögerte Wirkung, f rus. задерживающее действие, n; замедленное действие, n pranc. action retardée, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
delayed-action — adjective designed to work or start only after a fixed period of time has passed: a delayed action bomb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
delayed-action — /di layd ak sheuhn/, adj. (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target. Also, delay action /di lay ak sheuhn/. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
delayed-action — adjective also delay action ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ 1. : tending to act or become effective only after some usually predetermined period of time 2. of an explosive projectile : detonating some time after it strikes the target … Useful english dictionary
delayed action — postponed operation or performance … English contemporary dictionary
delayed action bomb — bomb that is set to explode at a specific time … English contemporary dictionary
