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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

/ ˈڲɪəˌɒ /

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

  • ˈھˌdz, 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

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Since March there has been a series of assaults, shootings and firebombing incidents in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Further firebomb attacks were reported on another house in Niddrie at the start of April, just as the first property in Glasgow was targeted in the Robroyston area.

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“People are committing violence. They are firebombing Tesla dealerships. They are shooting guns into stores. They’re threatening people,” Musk said.

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Jewish communities in South America note a significant uptick in antisemitism too, while in Canada, a synagogue was firebombed a few weeks ago and there was a shooting incident at a Jewish school.

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So she pretended to agree to firebomb a local railway line.

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