molotov cocktail
11Molotov cocktail — 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 …
12Molotov cocktail — a crude incendiary grenade consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid and a wick that is ignited before throwing: used originally for setting fire to enemy tanks during the Spanish Civil War. [1935 40; named after V. M. MOLOTOV] * * * …
13Molotov cocktail — Mol|o|tov cock|tail [ˌmɔlətɔf ˈkɔkteıl US ˌma:ləto:f ˈka:k , ˌmo:l ] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Vyacheslav M. Molotov (1890 1986), Soviet politician] a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a piece of cloth in the end …
14Molotov cocktail — a simple petrol bomb Molotov was Stalin s Foreign Minister in the Second World War. His long and sinister career included making a pact with Hitler in 1939 and organizing the postwar occupation of Eastern European states. The weapon by… …
15Molotov cocktail — noun a crude incendiary device consisting of a bottle of flammable liquid ignited by means of a wick. Origin named after the Soviet statesman Vyacheslav Molotov, who led the Soviet campaign against Finland 1939–40, when such weapons were used by… …
16Molotov cocktail — Mo′lotov cock′tail n. mil an incendiary device consisting usu. of a bottle filled with gasoline and a piece of rag that serves as a wick and is ignited before throwing • Etymology: 1935–40; after V. M. Molotov …
17Molotov cocktail — /mɒlətɒv ˈkɒkteɪl / (say moluhtov koktayl) noun an incendiary bomb consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid, usually petrol, and a saturated wick which is ignited before the bottle is thrown. {from VM Molotov} …
18Molotov cocktail — n. a crude incendiary device usu. consisting of a bottle filled with inflammable liquid. Etymology: V. M. Molotov, Russian statesman d. 1986 …
19Molotov cocktail — noun A simple incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, filled with an inflammable liquid such as petroleum, with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled …
20Molotov Cocktail — Mo|lo|tov Cock|tail [ malətɔf ,kakteıl, moulətɔv ,kakteıl ] noun count a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with a liquid that you can set on fire and then throw …
