ALL meanings of powder keg
pow·der keg
P p - noun powder keg gunpowder barrel 1
- noun powder keg potentially explosive situation 1
- noun powder keg a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder. 1
- noun powder keg a potentially dangerous situation, especially one involving violent repercussions. 1
- countable noun powder keg If you describe a situation or a place as a powder keg, you mean that it could easily become very dangerous. 0
- noun powder keg a small barrel used to hold gunpowder 0
- noun powder keg a potential source or scene of violence, disaster, etc 0
- noun powder keg a small barrel used to store gunpowder 0
- noun powder keg a potential source of violence, war, disaster, etc. 0