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PETROL BOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does petrol bomb mean?
• PETROL BOMB (noun)
The noun PETROL BOMB has 1 sense:
1. a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
Familiarity information: PETROL BOMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gasoline bomb; Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb
Hypernyms ("petrol bomb" is a kind of...):
I.E.D.; IED; improvised explosive device (an explosive device that is improvised)
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