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Definition of Self-destruct
1. Verb. Do away with oneself or itself. "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it"
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Self-destruction, Self-destruction, Self-destruction, Self-destruction
Definition of Self-destruct
1. Verb. To destroy oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-destruct
Literary usage of Self-destruct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The issue is dead today, however, and need not concern you. destruct, self-destruct
Ever since the 1950s people have been writing to ask if there is such a ..."
2. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"Self- destruct mines obviously endanger civilians merely by the fact that the
civilians ... Minefields could be deliberately set to randomly self-destruct. ..."
3. Landmine Monitor Report, 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by Human Rights Watch (2002)
"VVAF also notes that US military officers stated that self-destruct mines and
mixed systems are of limited value in Korea because of the mountainous and ..."
4. World Report 2004: The Events of 2003 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization (2004)
"Other countries that are reported to have developed or deployed cluster munitions
with a self-destruct or self-neutralizing capability include France, ..."
5. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"In August 1996 Alliant CEO Richard Schwartz informed Human Rights Watch: "Since
Desert Storm, production of self-destruct, self-deactivating mines has been ..."
6. Second Ngo Conference On Landmines: Conference Final Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"This seems to indicate that France favors the continued production, stockpiling
and use of "high tech" self-destruct and self- neutralizing mines. ..."
7. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"... ADAM projectiles (forty-eight hour self-destruct time) and 189 M731 ADAM ...
(four hour self-destruct time) Each ADAM projectile contains 36 AP mines. ..."
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