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firebomb
(fire|bomb)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfʌɪəbɒm/
noun
a bomb designed to cause a fire:
[
as modifier
]
:
a firebomb attack
verb
[
with object
]
attack or destroy with a firebomb:
two bookshops and a newspaper office have been firebombed
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