Meaning of Molotov cocktail | Babel Free
ˈmɒ.ləˌtɒf ˈkɒk.teɪlDefinitions
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Alternative letter-case form of Molotov cocktail. alt-of
- 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.
Equivalents
Esperanto
brulbotelo
Eesti
Molotovi kokteil
فارسی
کوکتل مولوتف
Français
cocktail Molotov
Magyar
Molotov-koktél
Հայերեն
Մոլոտովի կոկտեյլ
Italiano
bomba Molotov
ქართული
მოლოტოვის კოქტეილი
한국어
화염병
Nederlands
molotovcocktail
Polski
koktajl Mołotowa
Português
coquetel Molotov
Русский
коктейль Молотова
Slovenčina
Molotovov koktail
Türkçe
Molotof kokteyli
Українська
кокте́йль Мо́лотова
Examples
“The site, which appears in the wake⟳ of anti-Elon Musk protests across the country, displays names, addresses, and phone numbers of Tesla owners on an interactive map and uses an image of a Molotov cocktail as its cursor. […] In one incident in Las Vegas, an individual dressed in black used Molotov cocktails to ignite five Tesla vehicles at a service center.”
“FBI Director Kash Patel’s home is also listed on the map, which uses a molotov cocktail as its cursor. […] On Tuesday, a masked man used molotov cocktails to firebomb a Tesla dealership in Las Vegas before firing rounds into the burning vehicles.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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