firebomb
firebomb
Definition
fire·bomb (-bäm′)
noun
a bomb or missile intended to start a fire; incendiary bomb
transitive verb
to attack, damage, or destroy with a firebomb
firebomb
Usage Examples
Object
- car: A teacher in West Yorkshire had his car firebombed allegedly the day after his name and address had appeared.
Converse of object
- tackle: In every house there should be one or more people ready to tackle a firebomb.
- plant: Saturday 1 January 1994 The Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) planted a 11 firebombs in shops and other premises in and around Belfast.
Modifies a noun
- attack: Other inmates include Richard Fielding, 23, who killed seven people in a firebomb attack in Chingford, East London, in 1999.
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