firebombn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bomb n.

Etymology: < fire n. + bomb n.

An incendiary device designed to cause a fire.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > incendiary

firebomb1685

incendiary1940

Molotov breadbasket1940

1685 P. R. tr. Short Relation Trans. in Europe between Christians & Turks 4 The Duke of Lorrain..began without delay to batter the Town with his Canon and Fire Bombes.

1731 T. Dale tr. N. Regnault Philos. Conversat. I. xxvii. 400 The second Bridge was adorned with six Hundred Firebombs and Carcasses, and two Foot of Brick-work above them.

1895 G. Griffith Outlaws of Air xxiii. 207 The conflagration that his fire-bombs had started.

1915 Outlook 12 May 74 (caption) The picture shows coast guards bringing to shore from the river a ‘fire bomb’ which was dropped (with bad aim) at the town of Maidon during a recent raid.

1942 Pop. Mech. July 30/1 A first lesson on the general duties of an air-raid warden, a second on the fire bomb, a third on what to do in blackouts.

1966 Jet 11 Aug. 14 A 19-year-old Cleveland youth..was arrested for throwing a fire bomb into a drug store.

2002 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 27 Apr. 1 Rogue republicans attempted..to devastate the centre of Belfast with a huge fire bomb.

Compounds

General attributive, as firebomb attack, firebomb threat, etc.

ΚΠ

1915 N.Y. Times 12 July 2 (heading) Muenter's hand in the fire bomb plot.

1942 Pop. Mech. Oct. 34/2 He would have a practical answer to the fire bomb threat.

1997 H. S. Yoder Planned Invasion of Japan, 1945 i. 11 The shock of the fire bomb raids was having the desired psychological effect on the people.

2015 York Press (Nexis) 14 Mar. No arrests have yet been made after a fire-bomb attack took place at the Helmsley Spice Indian Restaurant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

firebombv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: firebomb n.

Etymology: < firebomb n.

transitive. To attack or destroy with firebombs or a firebomb. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb > type of bombing

Zepp1915

zeppelin1915

blitz1939

dive-bomb1940

pattern-bomb1943

atom-bomb1945

atomic-bomb1945

firebomb1945

cluster bomb1967

1945 Life 19 May 163/2 Pilots sometimes strafe and fire-bomb within 100 short yards of their ground troops!

1951 Times 6 Nov. 5 Mustang and Thunderjet fighters fire-bombed and strafed the hills ahead of the infantry.

1970 Guardian 14 May 2/4 More than twenty buildings have been fire-bombed.

2014 Philippines News Agency (Nexis) 2 Sept. The three [suspects] also had plans to fire-bomb SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firebomb
释义	firebombn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbɒm/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bomb n. Etymology: < fire n. + bomb n. An incendiary device designed to cause a fire. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > incendiary firebomb1685 incendiary1940 Molotov breadbasket1940 1685 P. R. tr. Short Relation Trans. in Europe between Christians & Turks 4 The Duke of Lorrain..began without delay to batter the Town with his Canon and Fire Bombes. 1731 T. Dale tr. N. Regnault Philos. Conversat. I. xxvii. 400 The second Bridge was adorned with six Hundred Firebombs and Carcasses, and two Foot of Brick-work above them. 1895 G. Griffith Outlaws of Air xxiii. 207 The conflagration that his fire-bombs had started. 1915 Outlook 12 May 74 (caption) The picture shows coast guards bringing to shore from the river a ‘fire bomb’ which was dropped (with bad aim) at the town of Maidon during a recent raid. 1942 Pop. Mech. July 30/1 A first lesson on the general duties of an air-raid warden, a second on the fire bomb, a third on what to do in blackouts. 1966 Jet 11 Aug. 14 A 19-year-old Cleveland youth..was arrested for throwing a fire bomb into a drug store. 2002 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 27 Apr. 1 Rogue republicans attempted..to devastate the centre of Belfast with a huge fire bomb. Compounds General attributive, as firebomb attack, firebomb threat, etc. ΚΠ 1915 N.Y. Times 12 July 2 (heading) Muenter's hand in the fire bomb plot. 1942 Pop. Mech. Oct. 34/2 He would have a practical answer to the fire bomb threat. 1997 H. S. Yoder Planned Invasion of Japan, 1945 i. 11 The shock of the fire bomb raids was having the desired psychological effect on the people. 2015 York Press (Nexis) 14 Mar. No arrests have yet been made after a fire-bomb attack took place at the Helmsley Spice Indian Restaurant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). firebombv. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbɒm/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: firebomb n. Etymology: < firebomb n. transitive. To attack or destroy with firebombs or a firebomb. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb > type of bombing Zepp1915 zeppelin1915 blitz1939 dive-bomb1940 pattern-bomb1943 atom-bomb1945 atomic-bomb1945 firebomb1945 cluster bomb1967 1945 Life 19 May 163/2 Pilots sometimes strafe and fire-bomb within 100 short yards of their ground troops! 1951 Times 6 Nov. 5 Mustang and Thunderjet fighters fire-bombed and strafed the hills ahead of the infantry. 1970 Guardian 14 May 2/4 More than twenty buildings have been fire-bombed. 2014 Philippines News Agency (Nexis) 2 Sept. The three [suspects] also had plans to fire-bomb SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1685v.1945
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