"firebomb" meaning in English

See firebomb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: firebombs [plural]
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  1. A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon. 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 Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 89 11

Verb

Forms: firebombs [present, singular, third-person], firebombing [participle, present], firebombed [participle, past], firebombed [past]
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  1. (transitive) To attack with a firebomb. Tags: transitive Derived forms: firebomb a Walmart, firebomber
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Inflected forms

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