car bomb

noun

: an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism

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Caught fleeing London after planting four car bombs in the city, the Prices are detained at a man’s prison. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 Did a car bomb kill the husband of Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom? —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 Before the jury can finish reading his sentence, though, all hell breaks loose: a car bomb destroys much of the courthouse wall, killing and injuring many inside. —

Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024 Unfortunately, the car bomb exploding in central London, right in front of Hal, British MP Merritt Grove (Simon Chandler), and Stuart and his own deputy, Ronnie Buckhurst (Jess Chanliau), is now the focus of their considerable energy and information-gathering apparatus. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for car bomb