incendiary bomb
1incendiary bomb — noun a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) • Syn: ↑incendiary, ↑firebomb • Derivationally related forms: ↑firebomb (for: ↑firebomb) • Hypernyms …
2incendiary bomb — explosive designed to set fire to targets, Molotov cocktail …
3incendiary — [in sen′dē er΄ē; ] also [, in sen′dē ər ē] adj. [L incendiarius, setting on fire, an incendiary < incendium, a fire < incendere: see INCENSE1] 1. having to do with the willful destruction of property by fire 2. causing or designed to cause… …
4bomb — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft. 2. any similar missile or… …
5bomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [bomb]shell; slang, flop (See failure). See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weapon, missile, high explosive, charge, bombshell, grenade; see also explosive , mine 2 , nuclear bomb , shell 2 . Types of… …
6bomb — Synonyms and related words: A bomb, Grand Guignol, H bomb, Passion play, Tom show, aerial bomb, antimasque, antipersonnel bomb, astonishment, atom bomb, atomic bomb, audience success, ballet, batter, be a gas, be a hit, bill, blast, blitz,… …
7incendiary — in|cen|di|a|ry1 [ınˈsendiəri US dieri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: incendiarius, from incendium fire ] 1.) [only before noun] designed to cause a fire incendiary bomb/device ▪ The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary… …
8incendiary — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 incendiary bomb/device/attack etc designed to cause a fire 2 an incendiary speech or piece of writing is intended to make people angry and is likely to cause trouble 2 noun (C) a bomb designed to cause a fire …
9incendiary — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a substance or device, esp. a bomb) designed to cause fires. 2 a of or relating to the malicious setting on fire of property. b guilty of this. 3 tending to stir up strife; inflammatory. n. (pl. ies) 1 an incendiary bomb or… …
10incendiary — [[t]ɪnse̱ndiəri, AM eri[/t]] incendiaries 1) ADJ: ADJ n Incendiary weapons or attacks are ones that cause large fires. Five incendiary devices were found in her house. ...incendiary attacks on shops. 2) N COUNT An incendiary is an incendiary bomb …
