petrol bombn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtr(ə)l bɒm/, U.S.

/ˈpɛtrəl ˌbɑm/

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

Etymology: < petrol n. + bomb n.

A crude bomb consisting of a container (usually a bottle) filled with petrol and topped with an improvised cloth wick which is ignited just before the bomb is thrown; a Molotov cocktail.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade

trombe1562

grenade1591

grenado1611

granata1637

hand grenade1637

bag-granado1638

shell1647

glass-grenade1664

globe1672

flask1769

petrol bomb1903

rifle grenade1909

hairbrush1916

Mills1916

pineapple bomb1916

stick grenade1917

fragmentation bomb1918

pineapple1918

potato-masher grenade1925

spitball1925

Molotov cocktail1940

sticky bomb1940

stick-bomb1941

red devila1944

stun grenade1977

flash-bang1982

1903 Leeds & Yorks. Mercury 21 Jan. 5/2 At Cosne, in the Department of Nieuvre, this morning, a man entered the dining-room of the officers' quarters at the barracks and exploded a petrol bomb in the place. The fire which resulted caused great damage.

1963 Times 20 Feb. 11/3 It will be imposed where petrol bombs or inflammatory liquid or explosives are used against persons.

1971 Peace News 10 Sept. 7/1 The effects of petrol bombs, CS gas and searchings were tragically obvious in the children.

1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 116 The plan..was simple: to use petrol bomb incendiaries to destroy the Balmoral Furniture Company showroom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petrol bomb
释义	petrol bombn. Brit. /ˈpɛtr(ə)l bɒm/, U.S. /ˈpɛtrəl ˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petrol n., bomb n. Etymology: < petrol n. + bomb n. A crude bomb consisting of a container (usually a bottle) filled with petrol and topped with an improvised cloth wick which is ignited just before the bomb is thrown; a Molotov cocktail. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade trombe1562 grenade1591 grenado1611 granata1637 hand grenade1637 bag-granado1638 shell1647 glass-grenade1664 globe1672 flask1769 petrol bomb1903 rifle grenade1909 hairbrush1916 Mills1916 pineapple bomb1916 stick grenade1917 fragmentation bomb1918 pineapple1918 potato-masher grenade1925 spitball1925 Molotov cocktail1940 sticky bomb1940 stick-bomb1941 red devila1944 stun grenade1977 flash-bang1982 1903 Leeds & Yorks. Mercury 21 Jan. 5/2 At Cosne, in the Department of Nieuvre, this morning, a man entered the dining-room of the officers' quarters at the barracks and exploded a petrol bomb in the place. The fire which resulted caused great damage. 1963 Times 20 Feb. 11/3 It will be imposed where petrol bombs or inflammatory liquid or explosives are used against persons. 1971 Peace News 10 Sept. 7/1 The effects of petrol bombs, CS gas and searchings were tragically obvious in the children. 1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 116 The plan..was simple: to use petrol bomb incendiaries to destroy the Balmoral Furniture Company showroom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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