Molotov cocktail
noun
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf- 
ˈmȯ-,
ˈmō-,
-ˌtȯv-
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled
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The video also captured him throwing a Molotov cocktail, a homemade firebomb, at the ATM, which started a fire that ultimately caused significant damage to the bank’s structure.
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Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
He is accused of targeting the group at a pedestrian mall, attacking them with Molotov cocktails and a makeshift flamethrower, according to a criminal complaint.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Authorities believe Bryant is the man captured on surveillance video throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of the building, according to an arrest affidavit cited by the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio (CPR).
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 15 July 2025
Prosecutors' case against the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a crowd of demonstrators in Boulder, Colo., who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza will move ahead after the suspect waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 15 July 2025
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Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
He is accused of targeting the group at a pedestrian mall, attacking them with Molotov cocktails and a makeshift flamethrower, according to a criminal complaint.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Authorities believe Bryant is the man captured on surveillance video throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of the building, according to an arrest affidavit cited by the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio (CPR).
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 15 July 2025
Prosecutors' case against the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a crowd of demonstrators in Boulder, Colo., who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza will move ahead after the suspect waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 15 July 2025
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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