firebomb
an explosive device with incendiary effects.
to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.
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How to use firebomb in a sentence
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 rise of domestic extremism in America | Robert O'Harrow , Andrew Ba Tran, Derek Hawkins | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe video shows a firebomb breaking against the wall, engulfing it in flames.
Northern Ireland Is Experiencing Its Worst Violence in Years. What's Behind the Unrest? | Billy Perrigo | April 9, 2021 | TimeNor 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.
The Brain | Alexander Blade
British Dictionary definitions for firebomb
/ (ˈfaɪəˌbɒm) /
another name for incendiary (def. 6)
(tr) to attack with incendiary bombs
Derived forms of firebomb
- firebomber, noun
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