car bomb
Americannoun
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a bomb placed in a vehicle and wired to explode when the ignition is started, by remote control, or by a timing device.
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a vehicle containing explosives detonated by remote control or a timing device.
Etymology
Origin of car bomb
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Some Mexican media described the blast as a "car bomb."
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023
His death was the most high-profile attack on a prominent war supporter inside Russia since August, when a car bomb killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of an ultranationalist Russian supporter of President Vladimir V. Putin’s.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Mary, her face already scarred by a car bomb in Sri Lanka, has a heart condition, but didn't receive any medicine for it.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
You wrote a book about the history of the car bomb, “Buda’s Wagon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Surprisingly few false reports slipped through in those early hours, most prominently that a car bomb had exploded at the State Department in Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
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