car bomb

noun

: an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism

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Daniel Park, the Washington man who was charged with providing large amounts of chemicals used in a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, last month, died Tuesday in federal custody, the Justice Department said. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 24 June 2025 In the first half of 2017, a series of car bombs killed several Ukrainian intelligence officers, including one of Chervinsky’s friends in the service. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Initial reports suggested several car bombs had detonated in Tehran. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 The individuals were working from a safe house, making car bombs and other explosives, police said. Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for car bomb

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of car bomb was in 1923

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“Car bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20bomb. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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