See Also: Molotov(dictionary)
Molotov cocktail(dictionary)
Molotov, Vyacheslav (Mikhaylovich)(encyclopedia)

Molotov (iou)



Molotov noun. M20.
[Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet Minister for Foreign Affairs 1939-49.]
In full Molotov cocktail. A makeshift incendiary grenade, consisting of a bottle or other breakable container filled with flammable liquid, and a means of ignition. M20.
Molotov bread basket, (in the war of 1939-45) a container carrying high explosive and scattering incendiary bombs. M20.