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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Molotov cocktail' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions Molotov cocktail noun (plural Molotov cocktails) 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. (obsolete) A similar incendiary but made stoppered and containing phosphorus disolved in benzene which would self-ignite when smashed and the contents exposed to air. Issued to civilians in Britain during World War II. (seeCites) Translations:  German: Molotowcocktail , Brandflasche Spanish: coctel molotov , cóctel molotov Etymology: Coined in Finland during the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, and named after then Soviet Foreign Minister w:Vyacheslav Molotov, Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986). (The Finns used Molotov cocktails against the Soviets.)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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