firebomb

American  

[fahyuhr-bom] / ˈfaɪərˌbɒm /

noun

1. an explosive device with incendiary effects.

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verb (used with object)

1. to attack with a firebomb or firebombs.

firebomb British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌbɒm /

noun

1. another name for incendiary

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verb

1. (tr) to attack with incendiary bombs

Other Word Forms

• firebomber noun

Etymology

Origin of firebomb

First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + bomb

Example Sentences

Theirs was a generation that had come through the war and been obliged to learn a new way of living: In these stories you will find references to ration books, refugees and firebombs.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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

From BBC