Molotov cocktail
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
noun \ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf-, ˈmȯ-, ˈmō-, -ˌtȯv-\: a simple bomb made from a bottle filled with gasoline and stuffed with a piece of cloth that is lit just before the bottle is thrown
Full 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
See Origin of MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
First Known Use: 1940
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