Molotov cocktail
noun
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf- 
ˈmȯ-,
ˈmō-,
-ˌtȯv-
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled
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On April 9, 1998, Haines was sleeping at a friend's home in Sydney when Walker threw a Molotov cocktail into the residence, according to news.com.au.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The group allegedly worked to create and throw a Molotov cocktail through the window of an apartment in the 10000 block of Hickory Ridge Road in retaliation against a resident, court officials said.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Explosives such as pipe bombs, grenades and Molotov cocktails were also located in the home.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Someone had broken into the house and set the dining room on fire with Molotov cocktails.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The group allegedly worked to create and throw a Molotov cocktail through the window of an apartment in the 10000 block of Hickory Ridge Road in retaliation against a resident, court officials said.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Explosives such as pipe bombs, grenades and Molotov cocktails were also located in the home.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Someone had broken into the house and set the dining room on fire with Molotov cocktails.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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