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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

verb

  1. tr to attack with incendiary bombs

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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

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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