car bomb

noun

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

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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 On top of the explosive secrets, a car bomb shatters the windows of the Sistine Chapel. —

Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 In May 2006, only months after the ABC News team was hit, a CBS News team was killed when a car bomb exploded next to their convoy. —

Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Quick Read Deep Read ( 14 Min. ) | Oslo, Norway Robert Ullmann is standing next to one of the floor-to-ceiling windows that shattered 13 years ago when a car bomb exploded a few blocks away. —

Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for car bomb