Molotov cocktailnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɒl.ə.tɒf ˈkɒk.teɪl/us/ˌmɑː.lə.tɑːf ˈkɑːk.teɪl/a bottle filled with petrol or other liquid fuel, with a piece of cloth in its top, that is set on fire and thrown
Synonym
petrol bomb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
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- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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