firebomb
noun
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L320638 on Wikidata ↗verb
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L331714 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English bomb English firebomb From fire + bomb.
- A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
“A Molotov cocktail is a simple firebomb.”
“The firebombs were small, and burst into flames when they hit the ground.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English bomb English firebomb From fire + bomb.
- To attack with a firebomb.
“The rioters firebombed the parked car.”
“A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed over the weekend, with a swastika and the words “Nazi Republicans leave town or else” spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials.”