firebombs
Thrown burning weapons
Firebombs are incendiary weapons designed to start fires on impact.
The term covers military ordnance like napalm canisters as well as improvised devices like Molotov cocktails.
As a verb, to firebomb is to attack with such weapons: Protesters firebombed the embassy.
The word appears in contexts ranging from wartime aerial bombardment to arson attacks.
Flammable gel for bombs
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- petrolMotor vehicle fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
kerosene · thermite · flammable · combustible · wick · bottle · rag · igniter
Attack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- DresdenSaxon capital city
- TokyoJapan's capital city
ordnance · raid · carpet-bombing · sortie · wartime · civilian · destruction · conflagration
napalm
Flammable gel for bombs
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- petrolMotor vehicle fuel
gasoline · kerosene · thermite · flammable · combustible · wick · bottle · rag · igniter · firestarter
bombing
Attack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- DresdenSaxon capital city
Tokyo · ordnance · raid · carpet-bombing · sortie · wartime · civilian · destruction · conflagration · inferno
riot
Violent public disturbance
- unrestState of public disturbance
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
street · police · clash · uprising · thrown · hurled · violence · anarchist · confrontation · mob
firebombsfire extinguishers
Devices for dousing flames
sprinkler systems · fire hoses · fire retardant · water bombers · fire blankets
firebombsfragmentation bombs
Weapons dispersing deadly shrapnel
firebombsbuilding materials
Substances for erecting structures
construction equipment · rescue equipment · humanitarian aid · relief supplies · first aid kits
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