In the meantime, attempts to firebomb the floating oil and burn it up were proving as unsuccessful as local efforts to dissolve it with detergents (Science News).
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fire bomb — noun : incendiary bomb * * * fire bomb, an incendiary bomb, such as one containing napalm. fire|bomb «FYR BOM», transitive verb. to attack with a fire bomb or bombs: »In the meantime, attempts to firebomb the floating oil and burn it up were… … Useful english dictionary
fire bomb — /ˈfaɪə bɒm/ (say fuyuh bom) noun a simple incendiary device consisting of a container filled with flammable liquid which is lit with a fuse …
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fire — n. & v. n. 1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and usu. give out bright light and heat. b the active principle operative in this. c flame or incandescence. 2 a conflagration, a… … Useful english dictionary
bomb — Synonyms and related words: A bomb, Grand Guignol, H bomb, Passion play, Tom show, aerial bomb, antimasque, antipersonnel bomb, astonishment, atom bomb, atomic bomb, audience success, ballet, batter, be a gas, be a hit, bill, blast, blitz,… … Moby Thesaurus
bomb — [[t]bɒm[/t]] n. 1) mil a case filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a detonating device or by impact, esp. one designed to be dropped from an aircraft 2) mil any explosive device used as a weapon: a time bomb; a smoke bomb; a car … From formal English to slang
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