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firebomb
noun fire·bomb \-ˌbäm\
: a bomb that causes a fire when it explodes
Full Definition of FIREBOMB
: an incendiary bomb
— firebomb transitive verb
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First Known Use of FIREBOMB
1895
Rhymes with FIREBOMB
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
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