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petrol bomb
petrol bomb
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
verb
(tr) to attack with petrol bombs
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Other Word Forms
- petrol bomber noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petrol bomb1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Video footage of the incident showed fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at officers.
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People threw petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks at police.
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People throw petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks at police.
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"The police lines came under attack from heavy masonry, fireworks, petrol bombs and beer kegs," he added.
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Over the three days in Ballymena, police officers came under sustained attack with petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks and fireworks thrown in their direction.
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