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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Molotov cocktail

· IPA /ˈmɔ.ləˌtɔv ˈkɑk.teɪl/
01 n. 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…
  1. 1.
    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.