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MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Molotov cocktail mean? 

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL (noun)
  The noun MOLOTOV COCKTAIL has 1 sense:

1. a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wickplay

  Familiarity information: MOLOTOV COCKTAIL used as a noun is very rare.


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MOLOTOV COCKTAIL (noun)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gasoline bomb; Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb

Hypernyms ("Molotov cocktail" is a kind of...):

I.E.D.; IED; improvised explosive device (an explosive device that is improvised)


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