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car bomb
noun
- a bomb placed in a vehicle and wired to explode when the ignition is started, by remote control, or by a timing device.
- a vehicle containing explosives detonated by remote control or a timing device.
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Origin of car bomb1
Example Sentences
A day earlier the attackers had made a failed attempt to set off two massive car bombs in London.
The attack by al-Shabab began with a car bomb exploding, followed by gunmen entering the hotel, leading to intense clashes with security forces.
The Real IRA - a dissident republican paramilitary group - disagreed with the Provisional IRA's decision to call a ceasefire ahead of the talks and continued to plant car bombs in towns across Northern Ireland.
Fifteen people, including 14 women, have been killed in a car bomb attack on a vehicle transporting agricultural workers in northern Syria, first responders say.
It set up its own faction and continued to plant car bombs in towns across Northern Ireland, some of which exploded causing multiple injuries.
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