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firebomb

noun

fire·​bomb ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbäm How to pronounce firebomb (audio)
: an incendiary bomb
firebomb transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Israeli military said three suspects hurled a firebomb at forces operating near the barrier, who responded with live fire. Joseph Krauss, ajc, 2 June 2022 Police said a firebomb thrown by one of the protesters set a carpet outside the mosque on fire, but it was quickly extinguished. Ilan Ben Zion, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022 On the cover was an image of a parched desert landscape, a nuclear firebomb, three men wearing hazmat suits, and a crumbling Statue of Liberty. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022 The Israeli military said its forces shot a Palestinian who threw a firebomb at them. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2022 Prosecutors said the homemade firebomb consisted of a five-gallon Scepter fuel tank filled with gasoline and pages from a Christian religious pamphlet that were used as a wick. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2022 She has been charged with using a firebomb, a third degree felony. Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021 The same bombers had previously tossed a firebomb into an ROTC classroom at the university. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2021 Late on Friday, someone threw a firebomb at an Arab family’s home in the Ajami neighborhood of Tel Aviv, striking two children. Time, 15 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of firebomb was in 1685

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