infernal machine
noun
: a machine or apparatus maliciously designed to explode and destroy life or property
especially
: a concealed or disguised bomb
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Dale Stewart, 54, of Webster, N.H. was arrested Thursday evening and arraigned Friday morning on felony charges that include throwing or placing explosives, possessing an infernal machine, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, and second degree assault, police said.
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Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Aycock’s strangely infernal machine upends historical associations between weaving and delicate women’s work, inserting monumental sculpture into the postindustrial dialogue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
At 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, Lloyd's issued a statement that the Lusitania was believed to have been blown up by an infernal machine.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 May 2018
Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Aycock’s strangely infernal machine upends historical associations between weaving and delicate women’s work, inserting monumental sculpture into the postindustrial dialogue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
At 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, Lloyd's issued a statement that the Lusitania was believed to have been blown up by an infernal machine.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 May 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
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