A Molotov cocktail is a simple firebomb.
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Firebomb
Synonyms for "firebomb" (12 found)
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8 entriesincendiary bombingmedia onslaughtnapalm bombnapalm bombingnapalm strikequestion barragethermite bombthermite bombing
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10 entriescity firebombingfirebomb attackfirebomb raidfirebomb targetsfirebombing campaignfirebombing raidincendiary bombincendiary devicemass firebombingurban firebombing
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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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