time capsule

noun

1. a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.

time capsule

noun

1. a container holding articles, documents, etc, representative of the current age, buried in the earth or in the foundations of a new building for discovery in the future

Word History and Origins

Origin of time capsule¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Today, it lies on its side on cracked pavement, like an abandoned time capsule or a crashed U.F.O.

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Week two of “The Great British Bake Off” put the focus on biscuits as the bakers whipped up a dozen Hobnobs and showstopping memento time capsules.

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Veiel’s inquiry becomes a time capsule from the 20th century with creepy echoes in our current era of corrosive dissembling.

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The time capsule was meant to be unearthed in "hundreds of years" but was dug up to make way for the construction of a children's cancer centre.

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Head of Year Miss Bateson asked her pupils to write the time capsule letters after realising her pupils' transition from primary school to secondary school had been "really disrupted".

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