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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Mescudi also testified about a January 2012 incident in which his car was set on fire via a Molotov cocktail.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 May 2025
Embassy guards found three Molotov cocktails in the backpack, according to the complaint.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Inside the backpack, authorities discovered three Molotov cocktails, which contained flammable fluid.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Law enforcement officials recovered from Neumeyer’s backpack several bottles that had been turned into Molotov cocktails, according to the complaint.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 May 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 May 2025
Embassy guards found three Molotov cocktails in the backpack, according to the complaint.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Inside the backpack, authorities discovered three Molotov cocktails, which contained flammable fluid.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Law enforcement officials recovered from Neumeyer’s backpack several bottles that had been turned into Molotov cocktails, according to the complaint.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Molotov cocktail
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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