car bomb

noun

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

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Police found documents about subjects including Nazi Germany, the Rwandan genocide and car bombs on his devices. Reuters, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025 Trudy Monk died in a car bomb explosion years before the show began, the incident which exacerbated the obsessive-compulsive tendencies in police detective–turned–private investigator Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The arrests follow a surge in covert attacks blamed on Israel, including drone strikes, car bombs, and high-profile assassinations of Iranian military and nuclear personnel. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Police in New York are investigating car bomb threats against Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, according to a Thursday release from his campaign. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for car bomb

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Oct. 2025.

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