petrol bomb
Origin of petrol bomb
1First recorded in 1955–60
Words Nearby petrol bomb
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How to use petrol bomb in a sentence
In Umm al-Fahm, police arrested 11 who “threw petrol bombs and attacked police officers,” Rosenfeld said.
Israeli forces hit Hamas tunnels in Gaza as all-out war looms; more rockets rain down | Steve Hendrix, Michael E. Miller, Shira Rubin | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostCrowds of a few hundred on each side throwing petrol bombs over in both directions.
Northern Ireland Is Experiencing Its Worst Violence in Years. What's Behind the Unrest? | Billy Perrigo | April 9, 2021 | Time
British Dictionary definitions for petrol bomb
petrol bomb
noun
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
(tr) to attack with petrol bombs
Derived forms of petrol bomb
- petrol bomber, noun
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