A Molotov cocktail is a simple firebomb.
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Firebomb
Synonyms for "firebomb" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Translations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- palopommi noun (weapon)
German
1 entries- Brandbombe noun (weapon)
Mongolian
1 entries- шатаах бөмбөг noun (weapon)
Russian
1 entries- зажига́тельная бо́мба noun (weapon)
Swedish
1 entries- brandbomb noun (weapon)
Turkish
1 entries- yangın bombası noun (weapon)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The firebombs were small, and burst into flames when they hit the ground.
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As many as 100,000 Japanese people were killed and another million injured, most of them civilians, when more than 300 American B-29 bombers dropped 1,500 tons of firebombs on the Japanese capital that night.
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The rioters firebombed the parked car.
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