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firebombed past simple and past participle offirebomb firebomb verb[ T ] uk /ˈfaɪə.bɒm/ us /ˈfaɪr.bɑːm/ to damage a place with a firebomb: Animal rights extremists threatened to firebomb any stores that stock fur coats. When the family's house was firebombed eight weeks later, she and her mother were at home but were not hurt. The victory of the movement has encouraged extremists, some of whom have firebombed cafes, pool halls and bars. Most of the area was firebombed to ashes in 1945. He is in jail, accused of firebombing a supermarket. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Detonation & bombardment aerial bombardment aerial photograph air raid airstrike blanket bombing detonate detonation detonator direct hit dive-bomb go off petrol bomb prime refire saturation bombing shell shelling shoot shooting strike |