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Meanings of incendiary weapon in English

Russian
зажигательное оружие
Portuguese
dispositivo incendiário
Spanish
dispositivo incendiario
Catalan
arma incendiària
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Weapon designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using fire.

зажигательное оружие
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Examples for "incendiary device"
Examples for "incendiary device"
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An incendiary device was found today at a Co Down shopping centre.
The Irish Times
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At that point an incendiary device exploded behind the bar inside J. Sheekey's.
Rivers of London
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The incendiary device exploded, blowing Jacob's body out the doorway and into Vigor.
Map of bones
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Bomb disposal experts have made safe an incendiary device found in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, yesterday afternoon.
The Irish Times
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The incendiary device was taken away for further examination following a security alert at Harkness Parade.
The Irish Times
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The Dragon Skin armor stopped armor- piercing incendiary ammunition better than the Interceptor armor in repeated tests, Coyle testified.
Wired
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It sells a large variety including incendiary ammunition, "less lethal ammo" and 12 Gauge "Rhodesian Jungle" shells.
The Guardian
Usage of incendiary weapon in English
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HRW said it did not know the size of Syria's incendiary weapon stockpile which it believed was supplied by the former Soviet Union.
Reuters
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Stephane Dujarric said Mr Ban was alarmed by reports of air strikes involving incendiary weapons and bunker-busting bombs.
Radio NZ
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The Geneva Protocol does not ban flame or incendiary weapons, but prohibits them from being used on or near concentrations of civilians.
Wired
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Syria has not signed the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons which includes restrictions on the use of incendiary weapons in areas with large civilian populations.
Reuters
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Incendiary weapons contain flammable materials such as napalm, thermite or white phosphorous, which can set fire to buildings or cause severe burns and respiratory damage.
Reuters
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