powder keg

n.1. A small cask for holding gunpowder or other explosives.2. A potentially explosive situation or thing.

powder keg

n 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small barrel used to hold gunpowder 2. informal a potential source or scene of violence, disaster, etc

pow′der keg`

n. 1. a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder. 2. a potentially dangerous situation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	powder keg - a potentially explosive statedanger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
	2.	powder keg - keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powderkeg - small cask or barrel

Translations

powder keg

A situation that could quickly become very volatile and dangerous. It became obvious we were sitting on a powder keg as the protests in the city became more frequent.See also: keg, powder

a powder keg

A powder keg is a very dangerous situation or place in which something very bad could happen at any time. His imprisonment is a political powder keg. The region has long been regarded as the powder keg of Europe. Note: You can say that someone is sitting on a powder keg if they are in a very dangerous situation. The Prime Minister was all too aware that he was sitting on a powder keg which could explode at any moment. Note: A powder keg was a small barrel which was used to store gunpowder. See also: keg, powder

powder keg

[′pau̇d·ər ‚keg] (engineering) A small metal keg for black blasting powder.

powder keg

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noun a potentially explosive state

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noun keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder

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