Molotoff cocktail

A form of molotov cocktail — A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.

Meanings

nounMolotoff cocktail (plural Molotoff cocktails)

plural Molotoff cocktails

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Molotov cocktail.
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