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INCENDIARY BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incendiary bomb mean?
• INCENDIARY BOMB (noun)
The noun INCENDIARY BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
Familiarity information: INCENDIARY BOMB used as a noun 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 ("incendiary bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
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