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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AP could find no visual evidence to support speculation that the blast was triggered by a car bomb or other such device.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 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
A memorial service for journalist Darya Dugina, killed in a car bomb blast on Saturday, has been held in Moscow.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022
You wrote a book about the history of the car bomb, “Buda’s Wagon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022
The EU prize, known as the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, is named after a Maltese investigative reporter who was killed by a car bomb four years ago.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2021
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