firebombingn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbɒmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑmɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < fire n. + bombing n., after firebomb n. Compare later firebomb v.

The action of attacking or destroying something with firebombs; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use of mines and explosives > [noun] > use of bombs > specific type

firebombing1935

letter bombing1947

plastic-bombing1961

petrol bombing1963

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > bombing raid > dropping of bombs > manner of

area bombardment1918

straddling1919

pattern-bombing1933

terror-bombing1933

dive-bombing1935

firebombing1935

blind-bombing1940

blitzing1940

coventrating1940

nuisance bombing1940

scatter bombing1940

coventration1942

carpet bombing1943

obliteration bombing1943

skip-bombing1943

shuttle bombing1944

atom bombing1945

atomic bombing1945

clobbering1948

loft-bombing1956

1935 Times 23 May 8/2 Lord Lloyd had expressed anxiety in regard to the menace of gas-bombing, of thermit, and of fire-bombing.

1966 Economist 30 July 442/3 The disorders were mostly confined to the hit-and-run fire-bombing..and to isolated shooting incidents.

1984 Columbus (Georgia) Times 2 May 9 The random fire bombing of Black Churches in the Columbus area began in June of 1983.

2011 A. Fitz-Gibbon in R. Gildert & D. Rothermel Remembrance & Reconciliation viii. 110 The fire bombing of Dresden, the fire bombing of Tokyo and other major cities..all contain the logic of redemptive violence.

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

单词	firebombing
释义	firebombingn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbɒmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bombing n. Etymology: < fire n. + bombing n., after firebomb n. Compare later firebomb v. The action of attacking or destroying something with firebombs; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use of mines and explosives > [noun] > use of bombs > specific type firebombing1935 letter bombing1947 plastic-bombing1961 petrol bombing1963 society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > bombing raid > dropping of bombs > manner of area bombardment1918 straddling1919 pattern-bombing1933 terror-bombing1933 dive-bombing1935 firebombing1935 blind-bombing1940 blitzing1940 coventrating1940 nuisance bombing1940 scatter bombing1940 coventration1942 carpet bombing1943 obliteration bombing1943 skip-bombing1943 shuttle bombing1944 atom bombing1945 atomic bombing1945 clobbering1948 loft-bombing1956 1935 Times 23 May 8/2 Lord Lloyd had expressed anxiety in regard to the menace of gas-bombing, of thermit, and of fire-bombing. 1966 Economist 30 July 442/3 The disorders were mostly confined to the hit-and-run fire-bombing..and to isolated shooting incidents. 1984 Columbus (Georgia) Times 2 May 9 The random fire bombing of Black Churches in the Columbus area began in June of 1983. 2011 A. Fitz-Gibbon in R. Gildert & D. Rothermel Remembrance & Reconciliation viii. 110 The fire bombing of Dresden, the fire bombing of Tokyo and other major cities..all contain the logic of redemptive violence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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