| Molotov cocktail n. A makeshift bomb made of a breakable container filled with flammable liquid and provided with a usually rag wick that is lighted just before being hurled. [After Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov.] |
Molotov cocktail [ˈmɒləˌtɒf]
n
(Military) an elementary incendiary weapon, usually a bottle of petrol with a short-delay fuse or wick; petrol bomb
[named after Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet statesman]
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| Noun | 1. |  Molotov cocktail - a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick |
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Molotov cocktail
n → Molotowcocktail m
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