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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Molotov cocktail
Molo·tov cock·tail BrE [ˌmɒlətɒf ˈkɒkteɪl] NAmE [ˌmɑːlətɔːf ˈkɑːkteɪl] NAmE [ˌmɔːlətɔːf ˈkɑːkteɪl] (BrE also ˈpetrol bomb) noun
a simple bomb that consists of a bottle filled with petrol/gas and a piece of cloth in the end that is made to burn just before the bomb is thrown
See also: ↑petrol bomb
Word Origin:
[Molotov cocktail] from the name of Vyacheslav Molotov, who led the Soviet campaign against Finland in 1939–40, when such weapons were used by the Finns.
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