self-destruct

Translations

self-destructnoun
self-destructs
pl
The satellite carries a self-destruct to prevent its technology from falling into hostile hands.
Спутник оснащён системой самоуничтожения, чтобы его технологии не попали в чужие руки.
Additional translations
self-destructverb
self-destructed
Past Simple
self-destructed
Past Participle
self-destructing
Gerund
The probe will self-destruct if it is captured by enemy forces.
Зонд самоуничтожится, если его захватят вражеские силы.
self-destructadjective
Used attributively before a noun (e.g. "self-destruct mechanism")
Engineers installed a self-destruct mechanism in the drone.
Инженеры установили в дроне самоуничтожающийся механизм.

Definitions

self-destructnoun
An act or mechanism of intentional self-destruction.
The satellite carries a self-destruct to prevent its technology from falling into hostile hands.
self-destructverb
To destroy itself automatically or deliberately, often by explosion.
The probe will self-destruct if it is captured by enemy forces.
Figuratively, to bring about one's own failure or ruin through one's actions.
He seemed determined to self-destruct just when his career was taking off.
self-destructadjective
Designed to destroy itself automatically.
They installed a self-destruct switch on the device.