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car bomb
noun
- a bomb placed in a vehicle and wired to explode when the ignition is started, by remote control, or by a timing device.
- a vehicle containing explosives detonated by remote control or a timing device.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of car bomb1
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Example Sentences
Idris Nassan, a Kurdish official in Kobani, said the first car bomb killed two people.
Furthermore, by removing them from their post, you create an opportunity for insurgent black magic to materialize a car bomb.
This was on July 16, after a car bomb exploded in Sadr City killing at least nine people and wounding dozens.
In February, five refugees were killed when a car bomb went off near the camp.
In the summer, two car bomb attacks on a Hezbollah suburb of Beirut that left dozens dead frayed nerves.
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