auto-destruct
[ aw-toh-di-struhkt ]
verb (used without object)
Origin of auto-destruct
1First recorded in 1970–75
Other words from auto-destruct
- au·to-de·struc·tion, noun
- au·to-de·struc·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for autodestruct
autodestruct
/ (ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈstrʌkt) /
adjectiveAlso: autodestructive
likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor: autodestruct mechanism
verb(intr)
(of a missile, machine, etc) to destroy itself
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