incendiary devices
Weapons causing flames
Incendiary devices are objects designed to start fires, ranging from simple Molotov cocktails to sophisticated military weapons.
The term encompasses both improvised firebombs used in riots or terrorism and purpose-built munitions like napalm or thermite grenades.
Police found incendiary devices at the scene of the arson.
In legal and news contexts, the phrase typically signals criminal intent, distinguishing deliberate fire-starting tools from accidental ignition sources.
- flamethrowersWeapons emitting burning fuel
- napalmFlammable gel for bombs
- fire shipsVessels set ablaze deliberately
- Greek fireByzantine incendiary naval weapon
- pipe bombExplosive in sealed tube
car bomb · explosive · arson · scorched earth · thermite · ignition · Molotov cocktails · accelerants · pyrotechnics · tracer rounds · combustion · fire arrows · potassium nitrate · cluster munitions · fireworks · smoke bomb · iron oxide · detonator
- eco-activismdirect action, eco-sabotage, eco-warriors, ecodefense, ecoterrorism
- Explosivesbomb, dynamite, grenade, TNT, C-4
incendiary devicesfire extinguishers
Devices for dousing flames
extinguishers · sprinkler systems · fire blankets · fire retardants · flame retardants
incendiary devicessafety equipment
Devices preventing bodily harm
protective gear · fire shelters · blast shields · bunkers · smoke detectors