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Definition of Gasoline bomb
1. Noun. A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick.
Generic synonyms: I.e.d., Ied, Improvised Explosive Device
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gasoline Bomb
Literary usage of Gasoline bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1984 Even a man couldn't have bust it down —John Fowles, The Collector, 1963
police officers searching for a gasoline bomb factory busted their way with ..."
2. Torture and Ill-Treatment: Israel's Interrogation of Palestinians from the by Human Rights Watch/Middle East (1994)
"... they would receive stiffer sentences if they were eventually convicted on the
gasoline-bomb charges they were facing. The defense refused the offer, ..."
3. Competitiveness Issues: The Business Environment in the U.S., Japan and Germany (1993)
"The children were burned to death when someone threw a gasoline bomb through a
first floor window of their two story row house. ..."
4. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"April 1979 — After a foiled attempt to take over an El Al aircraft at Zaventem
airport in Brussels, Belgium, threw a gasoline bomb and a handgrenade into a ..."
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