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Definition of "firebomb" []

  • A bomb used to start a fire; an incendiary bomb. (noun)
  • To attack (a target) with a firebomb. (verb-transitive)
  • To launch an attack against a target, using a firebomb. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "firebomb" in a sentence
  • "On Saturday night, police detained about 160 youths and raided what they described as a firebomb-making hideout in the district of Keratsini, near the port of Piraeus."
  • "On Saturday night, police detained about 160 youths and raided what they described as a firebomb-making hideout."
  • "Police yesterday detained about 160 youths and raided what they described as a firebomb-making hideout in the district of Keratsini, near the port of Piraeus."