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PRONUNCIATION OF PETROL BOMB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROL BOMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petrol bomb is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PETROL BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petrol bomb

Molotov cocktail

A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, poor man's grenade, fire bomb or just Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of bottle-based improvised incendiary weapons. Due to the relative ease of production, they are frequently used by protesters and non-professionally equipped fighters in urban guerrilla warfare. They are primarily intended to set targets ablaze rather than instantly destroy them.

Definition of petrol bomb in the English dictionary

The definition of petrol bomb in the dictionary is a home-made incendiary device, consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and stoppered with a wick, that is thrown by hand; Molotov cocktail. Other definition of petrol bomb is to attack with petrol bombs.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROL BOMB

petrol
petrol bomber
petrol can
petrol cap
petrol engine
petrol filler cap
petrol gauge
petrol pump
petrol rationing
petrol station
petrol tank
petrol tanker
petrol-driven
petrol.
petrolage
petrolatum
petroleous
petroleum
petroleum ether
petroleum jelly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROL BOMB

atom bomb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
cluster bomb
dirty bomb
flying bomb
hydrogen bomb
like a bomb
logic bomb
neutron bomb
nuclear bomb
pipe bomb
smart bomb
smoke bomb
stink bomb
the bomb
time bomb
water bomb

Synonyms and antonyms of petrol bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petrol bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETROL BOMB

Find out the translation of petrol bomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petrol bomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petrol bomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汽油弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cóctel molotov
570 millions of speakers

English

petrol bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेट्रोल बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قنبلة حارقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бензин бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coquetel molotov
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট্রোল বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cocktail Molotov
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom petrol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Benzinbombe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火炎びん
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휘발류 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bom bensin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bom xăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்ரோல் குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेट्रोल बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Benzin bombası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molotov
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

benzyna bomba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бензин бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombă benzină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βόμβα βενζίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petrolbom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bensin bomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bensin bombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrol bomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL BOMB»

The term «petrol bomb» is regularly used and occupies the 100.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL BOMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petrol bomb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petrol bomb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petrol bomb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROL BOMB»

Discover the use of petrol bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrol bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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So Far and No Further!: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence ...
In the early hours of Friday morning, 17 August, a petrol bomb, thrown through a plate glass window, gutted a supply store in Sinoia, wreaking £10,000 worth ofdamage. During the day, an unignited petrol bomb was found in Mbizo African  ...
Jrt Wood, 2012
2
Studies in Etymology and Etiology: With Emphasis on ...
Current British English has the noun petrol bomb, the adjective petrol-bomb (as in “a petrol-bomb attack”), and the verb petrol-bomb (as in “they petrol-bombed the police station”). On 18 April 2000, Gavin Hewitt, a reporter for BBC World News, ...
David L. Gold, Antonio Lillo Buades, Félix Rodríguez González, 2009
3
The Road to Democracy in South Africa: 1960-1970
One of the East London attacks involved the throwing of a petrol bomb into an administration office, while another petrol bomb was thrown in Alice by Rex Luphondwana, who was arrested shortly afterwards.235 General Masondo recalled: ...
South African Democracy Education Trust, 2004
4
A People on the Boil: Reflections on June 16, 1976 and Beyond
of Race Relations (SAIRR) issued a statement condemning the petrol-bomb attacks on African, coloured and Indian communities and some labour leaders in Johannesburg. 'Nothing can justify the attacks,' said the Institute. There are few acts ...
Harry Mashabela, 2006
5
Crime Scene to Court: The Essentials of Forensic Science
They will almost always include flammable liquid, and they tend to be variations on the design of a petrol bomb. Although all such devices may have similar effects when used, there are specific legal rulings in case law that apply only to ...
Peter White, 2010
6
Participating in crime
D had driven P to the house knowing that the house was occupied and that P intended to petrol bomb it. However, D believed the petrol bomb to be much smaller than was the case. D believed that the bomb would damage the property and ...
Great Britain: Law Commission, 2007
7
Criminal Law in Hong Kong
The Court allowed G's appeal on the grounds there was insufficient evidence to conclude G was aware of the unusually large size of the petrol bomb and therefore was not proved to have foreseen that the three associates might act with intent ...
Michael Jackson, 2003
8
Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
The issue on which the appeal turned was the intention to be attributed to the appellant and whetherthe judge's conclusion that he realised that the petrol bomb was to be used in orderto cause grievous bodily harm to the persons in the house ...
Janet Dine, James Gobert, William Wilson, 2010
9
To Serve Without Favor: Policing, Human Rights, and ...
In April 1997, Human Rights Watch/Helsinki requested information from the RUC about petrol bomb use at London/Derry from July 1 1 to 14, 1996. We were told that since the summer of 1996, the RUC had revised its methodology with respect  ...
‎1997
10
Smith and Hogan Criminal Law: Text and Materials
He was satisfied that G knew that M intended to use a petrol bomb and to cause really serious injury. He convicted all three of murder. G appealed. Carswell LCJ [ rejected an attack on the judge's conclusion as to the intention of M and P and ...
David Ormerod, Karl Laird, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROL BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petrol bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Newport man jailed for threatening to petrol bomb ex-girlfriend's …
A 21-YEAR-MAN from Newport has been jailed for the production of 78 cannabis plants and threatening to petrol bomb the house of his ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
2
The Greek Warrior
Three people died when a petrol bomb was thrown into a nearby bank. That May, the troika institutions agreed to lend Greece a hundred and ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
3
Caste references polarise Tamil film fans
We have been constantly talking and writing about these things but we have reached a stage where only a petrol bomb can force the society to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Turkey calls for NATO meeting to discuss security threats
A left-wing protester hurls a petrol bomb towards a police car, behind a makeshift barricade background, In Istanbul, Sunday, July 26, 2015, ... «WSOC Charlotte, Jul 15»
5
Claims petrol bomb thrown into Co Louth house
Gardaí are investigating claims that an object, possibly a petrol bomb, was thrown through the window of a house in Co Louth on Saturday ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
The Euro Is In Trouble. But Romania Still Wants In.
A protester hurls a petrol bomb toward riot police in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on July 15, 2015. Milos Bicanski via Getty Images ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Turkey: 24 people wounded in protests after Suruc attack
In eastern Sirnak province, an unidentified group attacked a military officer's vehicle with a petrol bomb during an illegal protest; police seized ... «Fulton News, Jul 15»
8
Petrol bombs hurled at a theater in Madurai by a Dalit group to …
Reportedly, the protesters threw petrol bomb at the theater, and demanded to omit a 'derogatory' word from the film, that allegedly hurts their ... «Merinews, Jul 15»
9
Petrol bomb hurled at Madurai theatre screening Baahubali
A popular theatre screening SS Rajamouli's Baahubali in Madurai was attacked by a section of people with a petrol bomb on Wednesday. «The Hans India, Jul 15»
10
Petrol bomb hurled outside Tamil Jaya multiplex showcasing SS …
This morning, a group of unidentified people hurled a petrol bomb outside Tamil Jaya multiplex. The multiplex was showcasing SS Rajamouli's ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»

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