car bomb

noun

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

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The explosion came just four days after a car bomb exploded outside the Red Fort Metro Station in New Delhi, killing 13 people. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025 Filiponenko was also killed with a car bomb. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 Earlier reports by Pakistani state-run media and two security officials said a car bomb had caused the explosion. NPR, 11 Nov. 2025 Last week, a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Rome. Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2025.

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