Molotov

[ mol-uh-tawf, -tof, moh-luh-, maw-; Russian maw-luh-tuhf ]

noun

1. Vya·che·slav Mi·khai·lo·vich [vee-, ah, -ch, uh, -slahf mi-, kahy, -l, uh, -vich, vyi-chyi-, slahf, myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, 1890–1986, Russian statesman: commissar of foreign affairs 1939–49, 1953–56.
2. former name of Perm.

Molotov

¹

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf; ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

1. the former name (1940–62) for Perm

Molotov

²

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf; ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

1. MolotovVyacheslav Mikhailovich18901986MRussianPOLITICS: statesman Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (vɪtʃɪˈslaf miˈxajləvitʃ), original surname Skriabin. 1890–1986, Soviet statesman. As commissar and later minister for foreign affairs (1939–49; 1953–56) he negotiated the nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany and attended the founding conference of the United Nations and the Potsdam conference (1945)

Example Sentences

In his call to authorities about the mosque, he claimed that he had an illegally modified AR-15, a Glock 17 pistol, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails.

From Los Angeles Times

A Florida man was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison for assisting two Orange County men in making a Molotov cocktail used to attack a Costa Mesa Planned Parenthood in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Molotov cocktails thrown at the police, and prisoners taking guards hostage.

From New York Times

Surveillance footage showed two men throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of the medical facility.

From Seattle Times

He said the synagogue was hit with three firebombs, or Molotov cocktails, and only sustained minimal damage “by tremendous luck or miracle.”

From Seattle Times