petrol bomb

American

noun

British.

Molotov cocktail.

petrol bomb British

noun

a home-made incendiary device, consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and stoppered with a wick, that is thrown by hand; Molotov cocktail

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verb

(tr) to attack with petrol bombs

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petrol bomber

noun

Etymology

Origin of petrol bomb

First recorded in 1955–60

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petrol bomb

ENO's new poet-in-residence, Ian McMillan, has written a witty take on the opera called "The Perch Fishers", with not a petrol bomb or rusty tin can in sight.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010

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