gasoline bomb
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Definition
Noun: A simple, improvised explosive device. It consists of a glass bottle filled with a flammable liquid, typically gasoline, and a cloth wick inserted into the bottle's neck. The wick is lit before the device is thrown, causing the bottle to break and the fuel to ignite upon impact.
Usage
This term specifically refers to the improvised incendiary weapon. It is often used in contexts discussing protests, riots, or guerrilla warfare. * Police in riot gear advanced as protesters threw gasoline bombs. * The manual described how to construct a simple gasoline bomb.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Military Context: The device is associated with asymmetric warfare and civil unrest. It is rarely, if ever, used in formal military arsenals.
- The insurgents used gasoline bombs to attack the convoy.
Variants and Related Words
- Molotov cocktail: This is the most common synonym and the standard term in historical and journalistic contexts. It is named after Vyacheslav Molotov.
- Petrol bomb: The British English equivalent of "gasoline bomb".
- Incendiary device: A broader, more formal term for any weapon designed to start fires, which includes a gasoline bomb.
Synonyms
- Molotov cocktail
- Petrol bomb (UK)
- Improvised incendiary device
Related Phrases/Idioms
- To hurl/throw a gasoline bomb: The typical verb collocation describing the use of the weapon.
- The demonstrators were arrested for hurling gasoline bombs.
Noun
- a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick