infernal devices
Diabolical explosive mechanisms
Infernal devices are machines or contraptions designed to cause harm, especially bombs or explosive mechanisms.
The phrase evokes hellish malevolence—something crafted with diabolical ingenuity: The anarchist planted an infernal device in the parliament building.
The term appears in older journalism and fiction, now largely replaced by more clinical language like "improvised explosive device."
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