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Definition of Incendiary bomb
1. Noun. A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incendiary Bomb
Literary usage of Incendiary bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Information Annual (1916)
"houses in various parts of the South End. One man and his wife were badly burned
in a fire started b> an incendiary bomb. It was estimated that about sixty ..."
2. Chemical Warfare by Amos Alfred Fries, Clarence Jay West (1921)
"Aerial incendiary bomb, November, 1916. Fits. 109.—German incendiary bomb, Scatter
Type. of these 46 small cylinders contained 50 grams of an air incendiary ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"Five minutes' work and six gallons of water to put out an incendiary bomb which
had got well alight is a pretty remarkable achievement. ..."
4. Zeppelins and Super-Zeppelins by R. P. Hearne (1916)
"Sketch Jt. Appearance of an incendiary bomb. ... THE ZEPPELIN incendiary bomb.
In addition to explosive bombs the Germans employ incendiary bombs for ..."
5. Manual of Military German by Frederick William Charles Lieder, Ray Waldron Pettengill (1918)
"... fuse, fusee, incendiary bomb. die Brauchbarkeit, availa- bility, suitability.
brauchen, use, need. die Brause (-n), shower bath, hose. brausen, war, ..."
6. Memoirs of Fouché by Joseph Fouché (1903)
"After some deep reflection, Chevalier decided on the idea of constructing a kind
of incendiary bomb, which being hurled against the First Consul's carriage, ..."
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