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firebomb
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fire·bomb  (frbm)
n.
A bomb used to start a fire; an incendiary bomb.
v. fire·bombed, fire·bomb·ing, fire·bombs
v.tr.
To attack (a target) with a firebomb.
v.intr.
To launch an attack against a target, using a firebomb.

firebomber n.

firebomb [ˈfaɪəˌbɒm]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) another name for incendiary [6]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.firebombfirebomb - a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
Verb1.firebomb - attack with incendiary bombs; "The rioters fire-bombed the stores"
bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
Translations
firebomb [ˈfaɪəbɒm]
A. Nbomba f incendiaria
B. VTcolocar una bomba incendiaria en (Aer) → bombardear con bombas incendiarias
firebomb [ˈfaɪərbɒm]
vt [+ building, vehicle, place] → lancer une bombe incendiaire sur


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His own home in southern Virginia was firebombed, he explained, and a relative was bludgeoned to death for registering his fellow African-American voters--so Bray takes the right to vote very seriously.
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If World War II and post-World War II memories have a resonance in Vienna, they have a particular poignancy in Dresden, the city firebombed by the Allies in one of the most controversial chapters of "the Good War.
 
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