Molotov cocktail


Mo·lo·tov cocktail

noun
\ˈmä-lə-ˌtf-, ˈm-, ˈmō-, -ˌtv-\

Definition of MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled

Origin of MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

Vyacheslav M. Molotov
First Known Use: 1940

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