"forward time machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forward time machines [plural], forwards time machine [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=forward time machine}} forward time machine (plural forward time machines)
  1. (science fiction) A time machine that can only allow travel to the future, but cannot allow travel to the past.

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Alternative forms

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