Definition of petrol bomb
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:a simple bomb made from a bottle filled with gasoline and stuffed with a piece of cloth that is lit just before the bottle is thrown
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petrol
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: gasoline
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bomb
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: an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions
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: atomic bomb
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: a vessel for compressed gases: such as
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: to attack with or as if with bombs : bombard
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: to defeat decisively
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: to hit (a ball, puck, or shot) very hard
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