Device and Molotov cocktail

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Molotov cocktail and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Molotov cocktail" instead a noun "Device".

Molotov cocktail

Molotov cocktail noun - A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick.
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Device and molotov cocktail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun phrase "Molotov cocktail".

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  • While the device was used before, the term "Molotov Cocktail" was coined by the Finns as a joke during the Winter War (1939-1940).
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