petrol bombnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpet.rəl ˌbɒm/us/ˈpet.rəl ˌbɑːm/UKa bottle filled with petrol or other liquid fuel, with a piece of cloth in its top, that is set on fire and thrown:
The rioters were throwing petrol bombs.
Synonym
Molotov cocktail
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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verb [ T ] uk/ˈpet.rəl.bɒm/us/-bɑːm/