- firebomb (n.)
[firebomb 词源字典]
- also fire-bomb, 1895 (earlier as a type of fireworks and a type of cannonball), from fire (n.) + bomb (n.). As a verb, from 1950 as an act of vandalism or terrorism, from 1941 as a military aviation tactic. Related: Firebombed; firebombing.[firebomb etymology, firebomb origin, 英语词源]