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Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktail ˈmäləˌtôf ˈkäkˌtāl; ˈmôlə-; -ˌtôv a crude incendiary device typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid such as gasoline and stuffed with a rag, lighted, and thrown, often in street fighting.
Possibly first used by Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War, the production of similar grenades was organized by Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov during World War II. Molotov cocktails were used against tanks; the burning gasoline would heat the tank and drive out the crew for killing or capture. |
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"Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Molotovcocktail.html "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Molotovcocktail.html |
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Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktail, hand-made explosive device, normally a petrol-filled bottle with a piece of rag as a fuze. After the fuze had been lit, the bottle exploded on impact. First employed during the Spanish Civil War, it was mostly used during the German–Soviet war by Soviet troops and partisans against German tanks, and was named after the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (above). See alsosticky bomb.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Molotovcocktail.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Molotovcocktail.html |
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Molotov cocktail
Mo·lo·tov cock·tail • n. a crude incendiary device typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and with a means of ignition. The production of similar grenades was organized by Vyacheslav Molotov during World War II. |
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"Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-molotovcocktail.html "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-molotovcocktail.html |
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Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktail a crude incendiary device typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and with a means of ignition. The production of similar grenades was organized by Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986), during the Second World War.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Molotovcocktail.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Molotov cocktail." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Molotovcocktail.html |
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