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firebomb

[ fahyuhr-bom ]

noun

  1. an explosive device with incendiary effects.


verb (used with object)

  1. to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.

firebomb

/ ˈfaɪəˌbɒm /

noun

  1. another name for incendiary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to attack with incendiary bombs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfireˌbomber, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of firebomb1

First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + bomb
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Example Sentences

Those incidents include multiple attempts by extremists to derail trains to hinder oil pipeline construction and at least seven incidents in which police and their facilities were targeted with guns, firebombs and graffiti.

The video shows a firebomb breaking against the wall, engulfing it in flames.

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Nor has anyone been arrested for the firebomb attack that torched the same entryway last summer.

It was like seeing Berlin from the air after a big firebomb attack.

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