Firebomb


[fahyuh r-bom] /ˈfaɪərˌbɒm/

noun
1.
an explosive device with incendiary effects.
verb (used with object)
2.
to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.
/ˈfaɪəˌbɒm/
noun
1.
another name for incendiary (sense 6)
verb
2.
(transitive) to attack with incendiary bombs
n.

1895, from fire (n.) + bomb (n.). As a verb, from 1950 as an act of vandalism or terrorism, from 1941 as a military aviation tactic. Related: Firebombed; firebombing.

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