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FIREBOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does firebomb mean?
• FIREBOMB (noun)
The noun FIREBOMB has 1 sense:
1. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
Familiarity information: FIREBOMB used as a noun is very rare.
• FIREBOMB (verb)
The verb FIREBOMB has 1 sense:
1. attack with incendiary bombs
Familiarity information: FIREBOMB used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
firebomb; incendiary; incendiary bomb
Hypernyms ("firebomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Derivation:
firebomb (attack with incendiary bombs)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attack with incendiary bombs
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The rioters fire-bombed the stores
Hypernyms (to "firebomb" is one way to...):
bomb; bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
firebomb (a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel))
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