petrol bomb


nounBritish.

Origin of petrol bomb

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby petrol bomb

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British Dictionary definitions for petrol bomb

petrol bomb

noun
  1. a home-made incendiary device, consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and stoppered with a wick, that is thrown by hand; Molotov cocktail

verbpetrol-bomb
  1. (tr) to attack with petrol bombs

Derived forms of petrol bomb

  • petrol bomber, noun

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