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Noun: petrol bomb
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: gasoline bomb)
  1. A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
    "The rioters threw petrol bombs at the police lines";
    - Molotov cocktail, gasoline bomb [N. Amer]

Derived forms: petrol bombs

Type of: I.E.D., IED, improvised explosive device

Encyclopedia: Petrol bomb