Incendiary device — Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus. Development and useIncendiary devices have been used… … Wikipedia
Incendiary — In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incendiary shell — Incendiary In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incendiary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a bomb or other device) designed to cause fires. 2) tending to stir up conflict or controversy. ► NOUN (pl. incendiaries) ▪ an incendiary device. DERIVATIVES incendiarism noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Incendiary — Incendiary, meaning capable of causing fire , may refer to: * Incendiary device, designed to cause fires * Incendiary (novel), by Chris Cleave * Incendiary (film), by Sharon MaguireSee also arson … Wikipedia
incendiary — in|cen|di|a|ry1 [ınˈsendiəri US dieri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: incendiarius, from incendium fire ] 1.) [only before noun] designed to cause a fire incendiary bomb/device ▪ The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary… … Dictionary of contemporary English
device — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, ingenious ▪ labour saving/labor saving, useful ▪ complex, sophisticated ▪ simple … Collocations dictionary
incendiary — I UK [ɪnˈsendɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈsendɪˌerɪ] adjective 1) designed for the purpose of causing a fire an incendiary device/bomb 2) likely to cause anger or violence incendiary statements II UK [ɪnˈsendɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈsendɪˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word… … English dictionary
incendiary — in|cen|di|ar|y1 [ ın sendi,eri ] adjective 1. ) designed for the purpose of causing a fire: an incendiary device/bomb 2. ) likely to cause anger or violence: INFLAMMATORY: incendiary statements in|cen|di|ar|y2 [ ın sendi,eri ] noun count a bomb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
incendiary — I adjective agitative, anarchistic, harmful, immoderate, inciting, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, intemperate, nihilistic, pernicious, poisonous, revolutionary, unbridled II index disorderly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
