Noun: Molotov cocktail
- A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
"The rioters threw Molotov cocktails at the police lines";
- petrol bomb [Brit], gasoline bomb [N. Amer]
Derived forms: Molotov cocktails
Type of: I.E.D., IED, improvised explosive device
Encyclopedia: Molotov cocktail