time capsule
time capsule
nounDefinition of TIME CAPSULE
1
: a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited (as in a cornerstone) for preservation until discovery by some future age
2
: something resembling a time capsule <sunken vessels are archaeological time capsules — Philip Trupp>
See First Known Use of TIME CAPSULE
1938
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