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fire⋅bomb

  [fahyuhr-bom]
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–noun
1. an explosive device with incendiary effects.
–verb (used with object)
2. to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.
Origin:
1895–1900; fire + bomb
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fire·bomb   (fīr'bŏm')   
n.  A bomb used to start a fire; an incendiary bomb.
v.   fire·bombed, fire·bomb·ing, fire·bombs

v.   tr.
To attack (a target) with a firebomb.
v.   intr.
To launch an attack against a target, using a firebomb.
fire'bomb'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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