car bomb

noun

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

Examples of car bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Qutb was hanged by Egyptian authorities in 1966, and Azzam was killed by a car bomb in 1989, but their ideas outlived them. Hisham Melhem, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2015 For subscribers: My cousin was killed by a car bomb in 1978. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 The official ceremony began at 9:53 a.m. local time, exactly the time when the car bomb exploded 30 years ago. Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024 In July 1978, shortly after my cousin was blown up by a car bomb in downtown Milwaukee, undercover FBI agent Gail Cobb was summoned by Balistrieri to a meeting at the Shorecrest Hotel. Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for car bomb 

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of car bomb was in 1923

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“Car bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20bomb. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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