Definitions for molotov cocktail
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1. Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bombnoun

   a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick

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1. Molotov cocktailnoun

   A home-made incendiary device consisting of a bottle filled with gasoline, and a cloth wick. The wick is lighted, and the bottle thrown at a target, such as a vehicle, where it may shatter and spread intense flames over the vehicle, destroying or damaging it.

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1. Molotov cocktailnoun

   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.

2. Molotov cocktailnoun

   A similar incendiary but made stoppered and containing phosphorus dissolved in benzene which would self-ignite when smashed and the contents exposed to air. Issued to civilians in Britain during World War II.

3. Etymology: Coined in Finland during the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, and named after then Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986). The Finns used Molotov cocktails against the Soviets.

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1. Molotov cocktail

   A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see other names) is a hand thrown incendiary weapon constructed from a frangible container filled with flammable substances equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick). In use, the fuse attached to the container is lit and the weapon is thrown, shattering on impact. This ignites the flammable substances contained in the bottle and spreads flames as the fuel burns. Due to their relative ease of production, Molotov cocktails are typically improvised weapons. Their improvised usage spans from criminals, rioters, football hooligans, urban guerrillas, terrorists, irregular soldiers, freedom fighters, and even regular soldiers, in the latter case often due to a shortage of equivalent military-issued weapons. Despite its improvised and rebellious nature, many modern militaries exercise the use of Molotov cocktails.However, Molotov cocktails are not always improvised in the field. It is not uncommon for them to be mass-produced to a certain standard as part of preparation for combat. Some examples of this being done are the anti-invasion preparations of the British Home Guard during WWII and the Ukrainian volunteer units during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During World War II, Molotov cocktails were even factory produced in several countries, such as: Finland, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Sweden and the United States, some featuring specially designed frangible containers and fuses (such as the US Frangible Grenade M1 for example).

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1. molotov cocktail

   A Molotov cocktail is a type of improvised incendiary device, typically consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid such as petrol, which is ignited and thrown. The name is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician, and was coined during the Winter War between Finland and the former Soviet Union.

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1. Molotov cocktail

   The Molotov cocktail is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons. Due to the relative ease of production, they are frequently used by amateur protesters and non-professionally equipped fighters in urban guerrilla warfares. They are primarily intended to set targets ablaze rather than instantly destroy them. The name "Molotov cocktail" was coined by the Finns during the Winter War. The name is an insulting reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was responsible for the partition of Finland. Molotov himself highly disliked the name.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of molotov cocktail in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of molotov cocktail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of molotov cocktail in a Sentence

1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a sheet on his back and mask on his face. They are both more or less what the law declares them lawbreakers, destroyers of constitutional rights and liberties and ultimately destroyers of a free America.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=molotov cocktail
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Molotov_Cocktail
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_Cocktail
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
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