Molotov cocktail
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Molotov cocktail/mɒlətɒfˈkɒkteɪl/
▶noun a crude incendiary device consisting of a bottle of flammable liquid ignited by means of a wick.
– origin named after the Soviet statesman Vyacheslav Molotov, who led the Soviet campaign against Finland 1939–40, when such weapons were used by the Finns.
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