powderkeg

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A form of powder keg — A barrel containing gunpowder.

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Meanings

nounpowderkeg (plural powderkegs)

plural powderkegs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of powder keg.

    Now Mr. Bush plans to pour more arms into this unstable region and add fuel to the volatile powderkeg he has foolishly created.

    2007 August 1, “Unwise Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia (2 Letters)”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tinderbox
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APA

powderkeg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderkeg

MLA

“powderkeg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderkeg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powderkeg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderkeg.

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