MOLOTOV COCKTAIL


Meaning of MOLOTOV COCKTAIL in English

Pronunciation: ' mä-l ə - ˌ to ̇ f-, ' mo ̇ -, ' m ō -, - ˌ to ̇ v-

Function: noun

Etymology: Vyacheslav M. Molotov

Date: 1940

: 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

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