0 present participle of self-destruct
1 If a machine or weapon self-destructs, it destroys itself, especially in a way that is planned:
They are often described as self-destructing although the disc merely turns black and does not physically disintegrate.
The band as well as observers knew at the time that it was self-destructing.
Once because they are scattered all over a self-destructing city and secondly because they are excluded from literary canon and social discourse.
Wickr allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted and self-destructing messages, including photos and file attachments.
We are at the forefront of international efforts to strengthen the convention and introduce tight international specifications for self-destructing and detectable anti-personnel mines, as well as other important provisions.
The extra controls provided by self-destructing or self-neutralising mechanisms help to ensure that mines with such capabilities are likely to be less dangerous to civilians than those without them.
We therefore think it would be wrong if the possession of self-destructing or self-neutralising anti-personnel mines were restricted to countries with the capacity to manufacture them.
Our aim should be to ensure that existing stocks are replaced as quickly as possible with self-destructing mines.
