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单词 firebomber
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firebombern.

Brit. /ˈfʌɪəˌbɒmə/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑmər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., bomber n.
Etymology: < fire n. + bomber n. In sense 2 after firebomb n.; compare also firebomb v.
1. An aircraft equipped to drop water or other substances onto a fire as a firefighting measure. Also occasionally: a member of the crew of such an aircraft. Cf. water bomber n. at water n. Compounds 7.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > aircraft for other specific uses
ambulance aeroplane1915
ambulance airplane1918
ambulance plane1918
air ambulance1920
firebomber1938
crop-duster1939
grasshopper1939
water bomber1956
weather plane1962
bird dog1965
1938 Rapid City (Manitoba) Reporter 24 Feb. 3/5 James Duncan, inventor of a fireplane..has constructed a fire bomber which carries a trained crew of four men..and bomb racks containing fire-destroying gases and chemicals.
1982 Flying Mag. Sept. 70/2 A B-17 fire bomber groundlooped into a ditch at the side of the north-south runway at Bear Pen.
1994 S. Matheson Flying Frontiers v.106 The firefighters still wear blue jeans—although some might wear orange coveralls so they can be seen by the fire-bombers.
2015 Naracoorte (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Letters section) With guidance from the spotter plane and ground personnel, fire bombers made very effective drops which slowed the fire front.
2. A person who throws a firebomb; one who attacks or destroys with firebombs.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who lays or operates mines or bombs > [noun]
mine master1598
petarder1611
petardier1632
miner1692
springer1860
explosionist1868
dynamitard1882
dynamitist1882
dynamiter1883
dynamiteur1883
bomb-thrower1891
bomber1915
car bomber1919
letter bomber1947
firebomber1957
plastiqueur1961
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > terrorism > [noun] > terrorist > using explosives
explosionist1868
dynamitard1882
dynamitist1882
dynamiter1883
dynamiteur1883
firebomber1957
plastiqueur1961
petrol bomber1971
1957 News-Palladium (Mich.) 21 June 1/3 (heading) Fire bomber faces mental examination.
1971 Jrnl. Senate Wisconsin 19 Jan. 83 The damage..was caused by the fire bomber.
1998 T. Geraghty Irish War (2000) 382 Cumann na mBan: Women's IRA; used as fire-bombers, bomb-makers, intelligence officers and couriers.
2014 Tamworth (Staffs.) Herald (Nexis) 10 Apr. A..fire bomber who threw a homemade Molotov cocktail at a house full of party guests in Tamworth has been jailed.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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