DELAYED-ACTION


Meaning of DELAYED-ACTION in English

/di layd"ak"sheuhn/ , adj.

(of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.

Also, delay-action /di lay"ak"sheuhn/ .

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .