"firebomb" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: firebombs [plural]
Etymology: From fire + bomb. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|bomb}} fire + bomb Head templates: {{en-noun}} firebomb (plural firebombs)
  1. A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon. Categories (topical): Explosives, Fire Translations (weapon): palopommi (Finnish), Brandbombe [feminine] (German), шатаах бөмбөг (šataax bömbög) (Mongolian), зажига́тельная бо́мба (zažigátelʹnaja bómba) [feminine] (Russian), brandbomb [common-gender] (Swedish), yangın bombası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-firebomb-en-noun-P-oeVEQY Disambiguation of Explosives: 89 11 Disambiguation of Fire: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 86 14

Verb [English]

Forms: firebombs [present, singular, third-person], firebombing [participle, present], firebombed [participle, past], firebombed [past]
Etymology: From fire + bomb. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|bomb}} fire + bomb Head templates: {{en-verb}} firebomb (third-person singular simple present firebombs, present participle firebombing, simple past and past participle firebombed)
  1. (transitive) To attack with a firebomb. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-firebomb-en-verb-IBGY5DQG

Inflected forms

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