firebomb

[fahyuhr-bom]

noun

1. an explosive device with incendiary effects.

verb (used with object)

1. to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.

firebomb

/ ˈfaɪəˌbɒm /

noun

1. another name for incendiary

verb

1. (tr) to attack with incendiary bombs

Other Word Forms

• firebomber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of firebomb¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + bomb

Example Sentences

He also endorsed the response of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, whose official residence was firebombed earlier this year in what police called a targeted attack.

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Phil Fairlie, the Prison Officers' Association's assistant general secretary for Scotland, says officers have had their cars firebombed and gangsters have tried to manipulate and recruit vulnerable staff.

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That moral collapse would be evident in the devastation wrought upon the German cities of Hamburg and Dresden, as well as in the similar destruction inflicted by the firebombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities.

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In recent years, masked attackers firebombed Lai's house and company headquarters.

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The centre's office was firebombed last year in what think tank officials called a politically motivated attack.

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