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Vocabulary Entry
molotov
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A type of crude incendiary device made from a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a wick.
Example Sentences
"The protesters used Molotov cocktails to defend themselves against the police."
"He fashioned a Molotov out of a beer bottle and gasoline."
"During the riot, several Molotovs were thrown at the building."
V
verb
To attack or rebel using Molotov cocktails.
Example Sentences
"Demonstrators began to molotov the security forces."
"The group decided to molotov the barricades as a show of force."
"In the film, the characters molotov their enemies during the climax."