Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

flame-thrower

British  

noun

  1. a weapon that ejects a stream or spray of burning fluid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Rookie flame-thrower Jared Jones has 25 strikeouts in his first 18 innings, the eighth-most strikeouts by a pitcher through his first three career games, per Baseball Reference.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

He has been a consistent flame-thrower, critics and supporters agree.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2018

Yordano Ventura became a star during last year’s postseason and was the team’s opening-day starter, but the flame-thrower struggled with his control and emotions and was briefly demoted to the minors this season.

From Washington Times Oct. 26, 2015

I imagine that a more scientifically plausible dragon wouldn’t be the slender, monitor lizard-like monstrosity we see in the latest Hobbit film and more like a flightless, bloated flame-thrower.

From Scientific American Jan. 2, 2014

Montag stood with the flame-thrower in his limp hands, great islands of perspiration drenching his armpits, his face smeared with soot.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training