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Meanings of Molotov cocktail in English

Russian
бутылка с горючей смесью
Portuguese
coquetéis molotov
Spanish
bomba molotov
Catalan
còctel molotov
Wikidata

Incendiary weapon using flammable liquid in a bottle.

Related terms
бутылка с горючей смесью
Synonyms
Examples for "gasoline bomb"
Examples for "gasoline bomb"
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Mr. Graves scans the morning paper over his grapefruit: man burned by gasoline bomb.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
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The expression did not sit well with Zalachenko, who thought back to his gasoline bomb attack.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
3
The original report is an account of Lisbeth Salander's attempt to murder her father, Alexander Zalachenko, with a gasoline bomb.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
4
The blast caused by what a witness called a " gasoline bomb," news agency Xinhua said in an English-language report.
The Irish Times
5
Another gasoline bomb exploded-in the kitchen this time-throwing flame across the hallway and into the dining room ten feet from where Dale crouched.
A Winter Haunting
1
The main station was destroyed in a petrol bomb attack last October.
The Irish Times
2
There was also an attempted petrol bomb attack earlier in the afternoon.
BBC
3
Overnight petrol bomb attacks in Co Antrim were being investigated by police.
The Irish Times
4
PSNI officers came under petrol bomb attack during disturbances in Derry overnight.
The Irish Times
5
One water cannon caught fire after being hit by a petrol bomb.
Reuters
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The empty fire bomb was the only one, and that seemed valueless.
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Se...
2
Violence at student rallies and fire bomb attacks by anarchist groups are common.
The Irish Times
3
Early in the blitz some Jerry dropped a fire bomb on that cottage.
Once there was a war
4
Another fire bomb has been found in Newtownards today.
The Irish Times
5
It's a fire bomb, and it was set to go off at a certain time.
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Se...
Usage of Molotov cocktail in English
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I just now saw him throw a Molotov cocktail through that window.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
2
Another Molotov cocktail crashed against the south side of the church.
The Fireman
3
This is tar, one of the ingredients sometimes used in a Molotov cocktail.
Dolly departed
4
Bits of glass from the exploded Molotov cocktail litter the ashes.
My Sister's Keeper
5
Barely repressed anger and overflowing banter in the same Molotov cocktail.
The Irish Times
6
This looks like someone busted a window and chucked in a Molotov cocktail.
Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
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You have any idea why Tronstad would throw a Molotov cocktail?
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
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Ye olde Molotov cocktail, still a formidable weapon even after a century of use.
Changes
9
We know this started with at least one Molotov cocktail.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
10
He lit another Molotov cocktail and tossed it at them.
Armadillo Fists
11
All this alcohol-we'rea Molotov cocktail, waiting to happen.
Future Lovecraft
12
He admitted to having been arrested as a juvenile for possession of a Molotov cocktail.
Mindhunter
13
He was his own Molotov cocktail ready to explode.
Don't blink
14
A Molotov cocktail that had burned itself out because the bottle hadn't broken on impact.
Four to score
15
In Milan, a Molotov cocktail is thrown at the coach carrying the players of Internazionale.
The Irish Times
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Such cases are not uncommon, but this one had the makings of a media Molotov cocktail.
The Irish Times