petrol bomb


noun British.

Origin of petrol bomb

First recorded in 1955–60

British Dictionary definitions for petrol bomb

petrol bomb

noun

a home-made incendiary device, consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and stoppered with a wick, that is thrown by hand; Molotov cocktail

verb petrol-bomb

(tr) to attack with petrol bombs

Derived forms of petrol bomb

petrol bomber, noun